Council warned against ‘small cabal’ deciding future library IT system
A new library IT system will be cheaper and better than the current “clunky” system, the head of libraries has
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Bishop of Chelmsford named as new Archbishop of York
The Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, has been nominated by Her Majesty the Queen as the new Archbishop
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Free festive season parking
Town centre shoppers will be able to benefit from free use of Basildon Council car parks over the festive season.
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Leigh shows Christmas charity
Every year the Leigh Lights Yuletide Parade continues to grow, attracting over 400 participants including local dance and theatre schools,
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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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