With record temperatures in London predicted today, Network Rail is advising passengers to expect significant disruption on services to and from London Liverpool Street.

I had the pleasure of meeting Dennis Rensch MBE and his wife last week, just after he was given the prestigious and rare award of the Order of Mercy for his work with Havering and Brentwood Bereavement Service.

Hundreds of young people from our local secondary schools are spending four weeks of their summer holiday taking part in the country’s fastest-growing youth movement, National Citizen Service.

Alex Burghart MP Thanks Brentwood and Ongar Teachers As Summer Break Begins

Realise Futures is a not-for-profit supported employment scheme which offers help for adults with learning or physical disabilities get into work in Essex.

Brentwood and Ongar MP, Alex Burghart, has visited Hogarth Primary School (see pic) in Brentwood to find out how it will benefit from new investment in nursery school places.

Small businesses across the UK have been awarded £500 million through the Start Up Loans programme and Alex Burghart MP is urging more local entrepreneurs to apply.

Alex Burghart MP has welcomed the launch of the new Tourism Sector Deal, which will benefit the 595 tourism-related businesses in Brentwood and Ongar.

Care Quality Commission publish report on Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report on Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been published today, rating the trust as Good overall.

Brentwood and Ongar MP Welcomes Investment Plan to Keep Local Libraries Open

Brentwood and Ongar MP, Alex Burghart, has welcomed the commitment from Essex County Council that no libraries will close in the next five years.