Ingatestone & Mountnessing

It was a great start to the new term for the Anglo European School with news that planning permission has been granted for their new school building.The school had to close its Sixth Form Centre in February 2023 after being advised it contained reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and was a

Update to article originally published 1st December 2025Network Rail has been in touch to advise about railway improvement works taking place near Ingatestone Level Crossing in January and February 2026.

The Leader of Essex County Council, Councillor Kevin Bentley, has this week written to the Minister for Local Government Alison McGovern, MP to confirm the Council will not be requesting Essex County Council elections scheduled for May 2026 are postponed.In 2024, the Labour Government delayed l

As the Parliamentary session draws to a close this week, there is a chance to look back on the year.The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which threatens to ride roughshod over the views of local people when it comes to maintaining our green belt and listening to concerns about water su

On Small Business Saturday it is good to hear the Brentwood Business improvement District covering the High Streets of Brentwood, Ingatestone and Shenfield is getting some more Town Rangers to help keep our High Streets safe and happy.

The sun shone on the great and good of Ingatestone last week, for the formal opening of the small, but perfectly formed, Ingatestone Museum.The museum is situated in the tiny crossing gatehouse building at Ingatestone Station.

The Government's decision to remove the Large Programme Uplift from 16-19 funding formula, and the impact this would have on state schools offering the International Baccalaureate, has been raised with me as a cause of concern by many parents of children who attend the Anglo European School in Ingat

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

National Grid have, as expected applied for planning permission to build massive pylons from Norwich to Tilbury.The Planning Inspectorate now has up to 28 days to decide whether to accept the application.

When Brentwood Community Hospital was under threat of being closed for local services, and turned into a stroke unit, one of the side issues to come up through the consultation was the difficulties older people living in Brentwood would have – and do have – in getting to any of the other hospitals i