Calls to light up youth gang alley
A "potentially dangerous" alleyway could be lit to address safety fears.
A "potentially dangerous" alleyway could be lit to address safety fears.
I had to smile when I read Eric Pickles' recent claims in the Brentwood Gazette that the Tories and Liberal Democrats shared similar views on a number of policy areas.
A campaigner is calling for the creation of a pressure group to see off any plans to develop the borough's parks.
Cllr Karen Chilvers, Lib Dem councillor and former lead campaigner in the "Save Thorndon Park" campaign, is calling for the council to create a "Friends of Brentwood Country Parks" group to be created to safeguard the future of our precious parks.
Brentwood and Ongar Lib Dems offer their congratulations to the following residents, who have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours:
The last council-owned cricket square in the borough will be closed due to lack of demand.
The contaminated blood scandal is one of the gravest injustices in NHS history. We must honour victims with recognition, dignity, and compensation β and ensure no one ever suffers from such injustice again.
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
Millions of people are still trapped in Englandβs broken leasehold system. Our plan will end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.