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Calling all parents and interested individuals! Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council want to create a working group to discuss the future provision of play equipment for young children in the village. We want to work with the people of the village to create...

Press release March 2017    Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council (IFPC) is pleased to announce key developments to Fairfield Pond, which will be completed this spring.   Fairfield is an area of recreational green space, located in the heart of Ingatestone village,...

Fitness In Mind™ Does Brentwood Our Fitness In Mind™ Brentwood course supports individuals into physical activity, helping them to establish and maintain a healthier lifestyle for both body and mind. "Coming together with like-minded people really helped my anxiety....

The people of Essex are being urged to have their say, in the potential change in the way Essex Police and Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is governed, through a 12 week consultation that starts today (Thursday 16th February) and ends on Wednesday 10th May. The...

Residents have the chance to influence the new proposed Housing Strategy by telling the council what it would like to see happen in the borough. Countrywide there is a shortage of housing stock in the private, rented, and public sector and Brentwood is affected with...

Do you know someone who works tirelessly to make a difference in our community? The Civic Awards are an opportunity to officially recognise the commitment and hard work of the most deserving people in the Borough. They honour the efforts and achievements of local...

A group of males have recently been involved in committing distraction burglaries in the Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock areas, by posing as Police Officers. They have fake but very convincing Essex Police Identity Cards and use these to trick and scam their way into...

Brentwood Borough Council is inviting residents to sign up to a mass energy switch scheme to save money on their fuel bills this winter. The Essex County Council scheme run in partnership with iChoosr and supported by local councils is aimed at bringing large groups...

Doctors in Basildon and Brentwood are encouraging people to plan their healthcare during the festive season. With advice on common illnesses and the best medicines to treat them, popping along to your local pharmacist at the first sign of illness can help you feel...

There will be disruption to train services over the Christmas period while Network Rail undertakes work for the Elizabeth line and other railway upgrade work. Please check before you travel nationalrail.co.uk/Christmas or tfl.gov.uk/festivetravel or...

Family Mosaic has moved into the Brentwood Borough Council Town Hall Hub to offer residents help with housing matters, finding work, money issues, and budgeting advice. Family Mosaic's Charlie West, who will be on hand every Wednesday from 2pm-5pm in the foyer of the...

We want your views about plans to improve junction 28 on the M25. You can find out more in our scheme brochure, which sets out each option, and its benefits and effects. You can also attend one of our public consultation events to meet the team and ask questions. You...

You may be aware, Essex County Council introduced a cross-city pilot on the Park and Ride service in Chelmsford during August . The survey on this pilot has now been re-launched after making some service improvements early in November following receipt of feedback...

Ingatestone and Fryerning Parish Council have published the results of the Parish Questionnaire. Residents were invited to answer either online or in paper form during the summer with the closing date of the 31st August 2016. In total 224 responses were received and...

Winter can be seriously bad for our health and a challenging time for the NHS, particularly urgent and emergency care services. A joint national initiative from NHS England and Public Health England called Stay Well This Winter is now underway. Basildon and Brentwood...