Karate club youngsters put on a show for Chinese New Year celebrations
Youngsters from Bmakg essexkarate Club Basildon, performed at the Chinese New year celebrations on Saturday January 25 in the town
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Council tax bills set to increase
Essex County Council is set to increase its council tax bill by about £50 for the average Band D household.
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Essex Crime Commissioner would “pause” police communications project until 5G works
The head of police budgeting in Essex has said he would wait until 5G works have been completed before spending
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Domestic abuse scheme launched in Thurrock
Police have launched a pilot scheme in Thurrock to help safeguard children who witness domestic abuse at home. Specialist officers
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Launch of National Enforcement Solutions in Basildon
A new team dedicated to tackle littering and flytipping in Basildon is set to begin work on Monday February 3.
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Launch of new Southend counter fraud team leads to almost 100 investigations in three months
Southend Council’s new counter fraud team has taken on almost 100 cases in just three months, including investigation into two
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More than 100 councils benefit from money to tackle rogue landlords – but Southend fails to bid
The government has handed a share of £4million to councils across the country to tackle rogue landlords, but it has
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Brighter street lights to help tackle crime in Southend
Brighter street lights could be one of the solutions to Southend’s crime woes in 2020, the community safety boss has
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Man dies in collision on A127 at Wickford
Police officers remain at the scene of a collision along the A127 in Wickford earlier today in which a man
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Family hand over £10k to Queen’s Hospital to help other parents of premature babies
Staff at Queen’s Hospital in Romford got a special visitor on Monday December 23 – 11-month-old Daniel Andrews was brought
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