Breathe new life into our local High Streets and towns

Alex Burghart supports Brentwood and Ongar's towns and High Streets

The Conservatives will save the Great British High Street.

There is a great entrepreneurial spirit here in Essex – but some of our local High Streets are struggling, hit by online shopping. The Prime Minister has announced a three point plan to help reverse this decline by making it easier for shoppers to withdraw cash by scrapping business rates on free-to-use machines, by cutting the number of empty premises by making it simpler for businesses to set up shop, and substantially increasing the Future High Streets Fund to improve transport and access and convert empty retail units.

News

Changes to Brentwood Santander Opening Times from July

Santander has been in touch to say it will be changing the opening hours of its Brentwood High Street branch in July. From Monday 18 July, the branch will be open from 9.30am to 3.00pm on weekdays, and Saturday opening hours will be reduced to 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Levelling Up White Paper

Alex Burghart MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s Levelling Up White Paper and the boost it will bring to Brentwood and Ongar by increasing wages, improving living standards, and regenerating local communities across the country.

Traffic Signal Work On Ingrave Road, Brentwood

Essex County Council are renewing the traffic signals on Ingrave Road Brentwood over the next couple of months. Works are due to start today (Monday 10 January 2022) and expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.

Ongar News - January - Out with the Old, In with the New

New Year greetings to one and all, after what I hope has been a happy and refreshing break from the usual routine to celebrate Christmas, meet up with family and friends and take time to look ahead to all that 2022 will bring to us.

2021 Brentwood and Ongar Constituency Newspaper

It's been a difficult couple of years since I last published a newspaper, but a summary of some of the big issues here in Brentwood and Ongar is now available and being delivered to every house in the constituency.

The Autumn Budget & Spending Review

Alex Burghart MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s Autumn Budget and Spending Review, saying it will help working families in the East of England meet the cost of living, support businesses’ recovery, deliver world-class public services, and drive economic growth.

Ongar News - Making Friends in Ongar and Shelley

It was good to get back to Ongar after a busy three days talking about skills and apprenticeships at the Conservative Party Conference as part of my new brief as a Junior Minister in the Department of Education.

Improving Public Health and Facilities in Shelley

After a busy few days up in Manchester for Conservative Party Conference, meeting apprentices and talking about my new DfE Skills brief at various meetings and events, it was back to Essex on Friday for my regular day of meetings and phone calls with constituents.