Ongar and Villages

The Ongar Town Festival last month was a wonderful day, marking as it did 80 years since the end of the war in Europe. I am not old enough to know what Ongar was like when the war in Europe ended, but if the Ongar Town Festival this year was anything to go by, the people of Ongar knew how to ra

It seems sometimes world events collide, and days and times become more auspicious than expected.

It’s always good to be back in the constituency after a busy week in Parliament, and the team catch-up in the new Miracle Café on Brentwood High Street was enhanced by a lovely breakfast.

After a busy week in Parliament supporting my good friend and new Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, and another trip to Northern Ireland in my role as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, it was a pleasure to spend an hour in the sun-filled St James’ Church in Marden Ash with local

The future of dozens of farms and farmers, and hundreds of jobs, across the Brentwood and Ongar constituency was the focus of a major rally and parliamentary debate on Monday to show the vindictiveness of Labour’s Family Farm Tax.Despite Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Environment Secretary S

Essex County Council has today confirmed elections for county councillors, due in May, will not take place this year after the Government accepted the Council's application to the Devolution Priority Programme.I am against the postponement of these important elections and will making this clear to t

I was very pleased to join the wonderful group of Community Pride litter pickers from Moreton, Bobbingworth & The Lavers at the weekend.

The last month of 2024 has seen many of our local farmers facing a future which includes Labour’s Family Farm Tax, a change to the way in which inheritance tax on farms (which are, of course, businesses) will work as the land and assets pass from generation to generation.I have spoken to farmers who

There are dozens of Christmas services, carol concerts and other events taking place in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency over the festive period.

Local businesses across Brentwood and Ongar need customer support more than ever following the introduction of Labour’s National Insurance Jobs Tax.I've already heard from local businesses who fear they may not survive the Labour Government's Autumn Budget announcements, including rising Employer Na