Investing in Brentwood and Ongar

At The Merchant with Rick Live with PFCC Roger Hirst

I am working with businesses to boost our High Streets with investment from the Government's Levelling Up Fund.

In addition, I support the Brentwood Improvement District (BID) which is now in place to enable local shopkeepers, cafe owners, business people, residents and the local councils to work together to improve the amenity, access and enjoyability of the High Streets in Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone.

News

Update on Hole Farm Woodland from Lower Thames Crossing

The Lower Thames Crossing team have been in touch with news of progress at Hole Farm, the new 100-hectare multi-purpose woodland, sitting alongside the M25 at the northern end of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing.Construction of the site is nearing an end, with some of the on-site kit being removed

Ongar News - Casework and Conference

The last month has been a fine combination of catching up with some of my ongoing constituency campaigns and casework in Brentwood and Ongar, and meeting up with local activities and parliamentary colleagues at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.Since Kemi Badenoch became the leader of

From Brentwood High Street to Conservative Party Conference

The amenity of Brentwood High Street has been all-changing in the last month. There’s no traffic or traffic noise, as the road has been closed off for gas works and road resurfacing to take place. But it’s been far from quiet.

Alex Burghart Writes for Epping Forest Guardian - Conservative Party Conference

Spending time with like-minded politicians and activists at the annual Conservative Party Conference is a key part of my year, and none more so than this year.Since Kemi Badenoch became the leader of the Conservative Party last year, I have been part of a small team working with her on a review of a

Afternoon Tea at Ardtully Care Home

It was a great pleasure it was to be invited to Ardtully Care Home in Ingatestone last week for a tour of the home and to have the opportunity to meet some of the residents, and enjoy a wonderful afternoon tea.Manager Merjury Clavadetscher runs the home with great warmth and passion and her and her

Cadent Gas Works and Road Closures in Brentwood

For those of us who, like me, regularly travel between Ongar and Brentwood, the current gas works taking place on the Ongar Road are causing a great deal of travel disruption.Add to this the closure of Western Avenue and Geary Drive, plus the knock on effects of the National Highways work on the Bro

New Homes for South Weald

I know we are all apprehensive when we hear about local planning applications going in nearby, or on sites that we know from old.  We are all concerned about the loss of green space, pressure on local services, and changes to the character of our much-loved towns and villages.I take these conce

Post Office Services in Brentwood and Ongar

I’ve written before about the ongoing changes to Post office services in Shenfield – where the Shenfield Broadway Post office had to closed at the same time as the Morrisons shut down – and in Ingatestone, where the Post Office is currently being run by a temporary postmaster.More on both of those i