I am working closely with our excellent local Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, to deliver more local police officers than ever before to tackle crime and keep our streets safe.
I hold regular meetings with the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, Roger Hirst, and the team policing Brentwood and Ongar for Essex Police, so it was good to hear from out District Commander, Chief Inspector Terry Fisher, recently with news of the new Brentwood Neighbourhood Policing Tea
The issue that has haunted me most this year has been the scandal of the grooming gangs.I've sat and listened to the survivors tell me some of the most harrowing stories I've ever heard.What many people don't realise is what happened after.
I am very pleased to support a community safety event being organised by Cllr Mary Dadd at the Budworth Hall, High Street, Ongar, on Wednesday, May 28 at 7.30pm.Childline and fraud officers will provide the latest information on a range of dangers to family members’ safety and how they are targeted
The changing of the clocks at the weekend to British Summer Time has been a welcome return to lighter evenings, and the recent sunshine has been something of a relief from the grim news of recent weeks.
Essex Police are appealing for anyone with information that will support their investigation following the very sad discovery of a man’s body in Pilgrims Hatch.Officers were called to the scene in Lincolns Lane at about 5.45am on Wednesday 19 March where a man in his 30s was discovered.
Today [Tuesday 18 March 2025] Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, announced the Policy Renewal Programme. We are living off the inheritance of previous generations. For three centuries, every era in our country’s history left a better legacy for its children. The greatnes
Police Community Support Officers jobs in Essex have been saved after pressure was put on the Labour Government by Brentwood and Ongar’s Member of Parliament, Alex Burghart, and Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst.Last week Roger and Essex Police Chief Constable, BJ Harrington, mad
Essex Police is facing the devastating prospect of having to lose its community support officers, and some police staff as a direct result of poor funding from the Labour Government.I met the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, last week to discuss the funding proposals from the
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy here in my Brentwood and Ongar constituency – the very essence of entrepreneurialism, creating jobs and local wealth.
One of the ways in which the UK Parliament has moved itself into the 21st century, even within the seven years I have been a Member of Parliament, is by enabling MPs to register their votes in debates via a card reader. We still have to leave the Chamber when a division is called – meaning
