Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest Updates

Rail companies Greater Anglia and C2C, which serve passengers travelling from Ingatestone, Shenfield and West Horndon, are increasing the number of trains running from Monday 18th May.

Greater Anglia

HMRC have been in touch to confirm the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now open

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has protected millions of jobs and businesses across the UK during the outbreak – and the Chancellor has been clear that he wants to avoid a cliff edge and get people back to work in a measured way.

Brentwood Borough Council and local community groups are running a “Can in a Van” initiative today Brentwood’s Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer stores.

2020 is not turning out like any of us expected.

The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect our NHS.

In the midst of a global pandemic, the birth of a baby is a joyful sign of life continuing as usual.

I want to thank everybody who has been doing such a good job in my absence and I want to thank the NHS for so much.

Including getting me back here and I might add for a much happier hospital visit yesterday.

Sainsbury's Head Office have been in touch with an update on what the supermarket chain is doing to support its vulnerable customers who find themselves in need of home deliveries due to shielding or self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic:

SUPPORTING VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS

As the Prime Minister returns to work this week having defeated COVID-19 in his body, there is much to do to defeat in his country. Huge progress has been made in slowing the advance of the virus as people have acted responsibly and kept their distance from each other.