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
Conservatives Cut Council Tax by 2.1%! 26th April 2012 Conservative–led Brentwood Council has announced a 2.1% cut in Council Tax, while raising spending on front-line services by nearly 8%. Local News
Mary Portas: Brentwood’s Bid 4th April 2012 Last year, the Government commissioned Mary Portas to carry out a review of the High Street and to make recommendations as to what can be done to improve their... Local News
Brentwood Share Fund Success 27th March 2012 Local Conservatives are really embracing the Big Society Local News
Local Election Candidates Announced 20th March 2012 Brentwood Conservatives have announced their candidates for the forthcoming elections in May. Local News
Senior Chairman Team Announced 14th May 2011 Council Leader, Cllr Louise McKinlay has announced the senior Chairman and Vice-Chairman appointments for the forthcoming year, subject to approval of Annual... Local News
Brentwood backs Conservatives 8th May 2011 Brentwood Conservatives are delighted with the recent election success on Thursday 5th May. As Brentwood residents headed to local Polling Stations in their... Local News
A Budget to Fuel Growth 26th March 2011 Last year’s Emergency Budget was about rescuing the nation’s finances and paying for Labour’s mistakes. Today’s Budget is about two things: reforming the... Local News
Call for Action on Anti-Social Behaviour 19th March 2011 Brentwood’s Conservative ward members for Brentwood South, Cllrs Miss Cheralyn Lewis and Michael Golding, have been working with Essex Police to provide support... Local News
New Businesses Coming To Brentwood 18th March 2011 New retailers continue to arrive to Brentwood, with more on their way, as they see the huge potential and benefits from setting up business in our wonderful... Local News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
