NIneteen thousand additional businesses and homes in Brentwood now have access to full-fibre broadband with average top speeds of 1,130Mbps thanks to recent investment by nexfibre, Virgin Media O2’s partner, to expand its full-fibre wholesale network in the area
I know my Brentwood and Ongar constituency has a strong collection of young female footballers who've been inspired by an historic 18 months in which the Lionesses have become EURO champions and World Cup finalists.
I recently met up with the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, and my fellow Essex MP, Rob Halfon, to discuss our mutual interest in delivering the Government’s apprenticeship system.
Patients will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year, thanks to a major new plan to ensure easier and faster access to NHS dental care across England.
Nearly double the number potholes were repaired across Essex in the last year following significant investment from Essex County Council. I know this will not seem enough to the constituents who contact me regulalry to report potholes, damage and road defects in their local roads.
It is clear from my inbox that we are at the height of ‘pothole season’ at the moment. The tyre-crunching ability of potholes to catch drivers out is uncanny, so please do all you can to drive with care.
Just over two years ago my Parliamentary colleague, and fellow Essex MP, Sir David Amess, was fatally stabbed while taking part in an advice surgery in his constituency. Just a week later two teenagers died in Brentwood after a late night fight involving knives.
