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As the coronavirus situation continues to develop, I would strongly urge all constituents to follow Government guidance and pay attention to the Prime Minister’s daily press conferences.

THE ESSEX WELFARE SERVICE is a new service available to anyone in the county who requires urgent help during the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The service is also there to report anyone who you are concerned about.

Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives. At a time of national crisis it is vitally important we all follow official guidance in order to stay safe and to protect others. I cannot emphasise strongly enough how important it is that everyone follows the latest advice from government and the NHS.

Brentwood Borough Council is taking a leading role in ensuring the most vulnerable people in the Borough are supported while they self-isolate and socially distance themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses and high streets are facing a monumentous challenge due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and it is great to see Brentwood Borough Council is making sure local businesses are being kept informed and being heard. The government recognises the need to balance its information and gui

Preparations are underway to carry out essential carriageway improvements and footway repairs to A128 High Street and Coopers Hill in Ongar (between the junctions of Brentwood Road and Love Lane).  Works are due to start Monday 23 March and are due to finish early May 2020.

It's great to hear from 1st Warley Scout Group about the outstanding progress they have made in the last year to rebuild their headquarters in Eagle Way after it was destroyed by fire five years ago.

Pictures of supermarket shelves in Brentwood emptied of toilet paper, pasta, tinned goods and hand sanitiser have been sent to me this week by constituents who are rightly baffled how the Government’s message of “wash your hands” has been interpreted by some as “stockpile now”.

Businesses and individuals trading and living in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency will be better off after a bold Spring Budget from new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak, according to local Member of Parliament, Alex Burghart.

It is always heartening to see young people who are as enthusiastic about politics as me, so it was a real pleasure to bring more than 30 local sixth-form politics students together last week to take part in my second annual Mock Parliament.