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Whether you live, visit or work in the Brentwood Borough – we want to hear your views on Council-owned off street car parks in Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone as part our parking review. The Council are carrying out the review to update our strategy for managing...

Brentwood Borough Council would like to thank the 1,280 people and organisations who responded to the Draft Local Development Plan consultation earlier this year and let them know that their comments are now available to view online. The public consultation ran for a...

  Energy-saving LED lamps are set to be installed on all-night street lights across the county to save taxpayers thousands on electricity costs. The new longer-lasting lamps require less maintenance and use less electricity.  Essex County Council is starting a...

You may have seen today’s launch of the new national power cut phone line – 105 – to help people contact the company that looks after their electricity network. This would be UK Power Networks for London, the East and South East of England.  The number, which is...

Waste from Essex businesses which has been illegally left at recycling centres has left taxpayers with a disposal bill running to hundreds of thousands of pounds.  ‘Man with a van’ operators offering cheap rubbish clearance, property developers and independent...

  NextBuses is a useful service available on your smartphone which helps to find bus times in your local area. Visit www.nextbuses.mobi from your smartphone, then simply enter your postcode, street name or town for all the latest departure information from any stop...

Essex County Council provides home to school, social care and some local bus services for the people of Essex. Throughout July 2016, Essex County Council is seeking feedback from customers about the transport services it provides. Essex County Council purchases...

There may be good news coming for some parishioners if you have a private pumping station on your property. Currently, homeowners have to spend hundreds of pounds every year for electricity running costs, maintenance and repairs to look after these private pumping...

A community scheme to help people feel more safe is now being extended to Ingatestone.  Keep Safe is a free scheme to help vulnerable people feel more safe when they are out in towns across Essex and in the Borough. Brentwood were the first to extend the scheme to the...

The Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, Cllr Louise McKinlay will be holding her next live Twitter Chat on Thursday 9th June between 7.30pm-8pm and is inviting Brentwood Tweeters to get their questions in early. The Draft Local Development Plan consultation, parking,...

This year's Strawberry Fair will be a right royal affair to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday! Come and enjoy the festivities at Strawberries and Queen on Saturday 11 June from 12pm-6pm on Shenfield Common.  Youngsters can get creative with some regal arts and...

Brentwood Borough Council has elected Councillor Noelle Hones as the Mayor of Brentwood for 2016/17 to take over the role of ambassador and first citizen of the borough for the coming year. Councillor Hones replaces Councillor Mark Reed who held the role last year....

The Parish Council received this letter, this morning from Network Rail:   "I am writing to you... to make you aware of a lorry holding facility that Network Rail will be using at Bushcade to facilitate upgrade works on the railway for the next 18 months.   The site...

Would you like to be involved in our summer events? Then get in touch! The Council is appealing for stallholders, entertainers and sponsors to apply to take part in this year's Strawberry Fair and Family Fun Days. We want to hear from those who have what it takes to...

Dog owners are reminded that they will have to microchip and register their pet before a new law comes into force on 6 April 2016. The new law is part of the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015 and makes it compulsory for all dogs over the age of eight...