Local News

Small businesses in Brentwood who are operating from commercial (not domestic) properties who have suffered a loss of income due to Covid-19 can apply now for the new Discretionary Business Grant Scheme.

Some of the facilities most missed during the current lockdown limitations have been the wide open Spaces of Essex County Council's country parks especially, for us here in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency, Thorndon North, Thorndon South and South Weald. 

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

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

Good news from Essex County Council for all those living in Ongar - Carriageway and footway improvement works are due to restart  on Tuesday 12 May following postponement due to Covid-19 on the A128 High Street/Coopers Hill in the town.
 

Every Thursday Brentwood Borough Council’s Town Hall is now lit blue to mark the NHS and #clapforourcarers weekly event.

Brentwood Borough Council has done an amazing job in administering £11m to 809 local companies through the Government’s cash grant scheme.

Post Office Limited has been in touch about the current temporary closure of Ingatestone Post Office and what is being done to help local customers:

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

News Release from Alex Burghart MP, Brentwood and Ongar

For immediate release

27th April 2020

Brentwood and Ongar MP thanks Hard-Working Volunteers