Basildon Council to hire private firm in crackdown on litterbugs and fly-tippers
A BASILDON councillor has called fly-tippers ‘a disgrace to the borough’, as the authority approved plans to hire a private
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Basildon Towngate Theatre’s fortunes improve, as councillors hear all shows now turn a profit
BASILDON’S Towngate Theatre had its most successful year ever last year, a council meeting has heard. Council officers did not
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Steve feels the force
A POLICE officer – who first applied to join Essex Police as a nine-year-old boy – is now retiring, aged
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Southend care for new mothers and babies praised by UNICEF
SOUTHEND Council’s Health Visiting Service has been praised by UNICEF. The international children’s organisation ranked the council’s team – which
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Thurrock beauty spot is Essex’s top birdwatching site, say experts
THURROCK’S Coalhouse Fort has been named Essex’s top birdwatching site. The park in East Tilbury came first in a ranking
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Dispersal order in place ahead of Leigh-on-Sea Christmas lights event
A dispersal order will be in place ahead of the Leigh-on-Sea Christmas lights switch-on this evening, Friday November 29. The
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Closure of Shoebury Ambulance Station pushed back as council demands consultation
A plan to close the ambulance station and downgrade it to a response post have been delayed after councillors demanded
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Basildon Council may crack down on commuters and town centre workers who park in residential areas
BASILDON Council may crack down on town centre shop staff and commuters who park for free in residential areas, a
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Met Police plans ’16 days of action’ to tackle domestic abuse in London
THE Metropolitan Police Service is to deliver bespoke domestic abuse training to all its basic command units, as part of
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Soldier statue installed at Southend Council as tribute to First World War heroes
A STATUE of a First World War soldier has been installed inside the offices of Southend Council. The fibreglass figure
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