Election News for the Ongar Area Friday, 7 May, 2021 Pictured are District Councillor Ray Balcombe and County Cllr Jaymey McIvor Two new councillors elected in the Ongar area Ongar & Rural County Division Jaymey McIvor was elected as the new County Councillor for Ongar & Rural at the elections on Thursday. Jaymey is already a District Councillor on Epping Forest District Council and is keen to build on the hard work of County Cllr Maggie McEwen... Local News
Anger as Community Centre is Pulled out from Under Local People 20th February 2015 Lab/Lib led Council gives Hutton Community Centre to third party based in Chelmsford. Local News
Weekly Collections of Black Bag Waste, Safe Under Brentwood Conservatives 1st February 2015 Weekly black bag collections to remain under Conservatives Local News
Brentwood's Lab / Lib Coalition set to ruin Council Finances 16th January 2015 Lab / Lib coalition threat to Council fianances. Local News
Conservatives Scupper Council Leader and Asset Chairman's Proposals to Spend £10,000,000 15th January 2015 Proposals that would give the Council Leader and Chairman of the Asset and Enterprise Panel, power to spend up to £10,000,000 of taxpayers' money have been... Local News
Lib Dem Council Leader U-turns on Parish Council Funding 14th January 2015 Parish Councils will no longer have to fear losing all financial support from Brentwood Council thanks to pressure from local Conservatives. Local News
Brentwood Coalition Makes U-Turn on Hallsford Bridge Development 1st December 2014 The Lab/Lib Coalition, who now run Brentwood Council with the support of the Brentwood First party, have u-turned on their promise to develop a site at... Local News
Lab / Lib Proposals to Reduce Parish Councils Funding to ZERO Sends Shock Waves Through the Villages. 27th October 2014 Conservatives oppose Lab / Lib plans to wipe out Parish Council grants Local News
Councillors Denied Vote on Crossrail Plans Thanks to Lab/Lib Coalition 24th October 2014 Councillors Denied Right to Vote on Crossrail Planning Application Local News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
