Local News

All households in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency should have received a delivery of my Brentwood and Ongar Matters newsletter during the month of August...

Big Ben Tours Following a significant period of renovation and repair work, Big Ben Tours have now reopened. The guided tour of the Elizabeth Tower takes you up...

I am very pleased to hear today Essex County Council's children’s social care department has been hailed as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted inspectors in every area...

After a long week in the Houses of Parliament a couple of weeks ago it was a marvellous relief to roll up my shirt sleeves, gather some wooden balls and smash...

Essex County Council is currently consulting on the Essex Electric Vehicle Charge Point Strategy and would welcome your views. The Council says: "A switch to...

Alex Burghart MP is encouraging community groups in his Brentwood and Ongar constituency to bid for funding for a defibrillator for their area. The Department...

Pay As You Go (PAYG) ticketing - or Tap In Tap Out as many of us know it - has been extended by the Department for Transport to 53 more stations across the...

The Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar, Alex Burghart MP, has cut the ribbon on a new Barclays Local site in Hutton. Located at St Peter’s Church...

I was very concerned to hear accounts of an incident that occurred involving young people in Ongar on 7 June. Since then myself and my team have spoken to the...