Covid tests for secondary pupils rolled out in Basildon 5th December 2020 Essex County Council to roll out Covid-19 tests for secondary school pupils in worst affected areas of Basildon Essex County Council has written to parents and... Local News
Enforcement failure at Hovefields 29th November 2020 Unauthorised development goes ahead despite local community warnings to the Council on Friday evening. This has been an ongoing issue, with Labour and their... Local News
Community groups protected against higher charges 27th November 2020 Labour seek to increase charges on community centres When considering increases in charges for Council community centres and halls, the Labour-led... Local News
Pandemic 'death tax' avoided! 27th November 2020 Increase in charges on burials and cemeteries defeated by Basildon Conservatives In its review of fees and charges, Labour-run Basildon Council was intending to... Local News
Weekly black sack collections SAVED! 26th November 2020 But threat of charging for garden waste remains At last night's meeting of Basildon Council's Neighbourhoods and Public Spaces Committee, after Basildon... Local News
Labour cave into local pressure on Pitsea Pool 26th November 2020 Conservatives have been fighting to bring a swimming pool back to Pitsea since 2018 When in office 2018/19, Basildon Conservatives developed plans for a swim... Local News
County boss rebukes Labour leader 23rd November 2020 Leader of Essex County Council writes scathing reply to Labour leader following misleading comments on Facebook In a highly unusual move, the Leader of Essex... Local News
Council confirms funding for businesses affected by Covid 23rd November 2020 £2m fund for local businesses to make adaptations to their premises and/or operations Essex County Council has confirmed it will allocate £2.2 million of the... Local News
Secret controversial waste plan uncovered 17th November 2020 Changes set to be steamrollered through Neighbourhoods and Public Spaces Committee Controversial, secret waste plans have been uncovered by the Conservative... Local News