Chelmsford MP brands plan to raise cost of bereavement services as “immoral”
A plan to raise the cost of bereavement services in Chelmsford, including burial and cremation fees, has been branded as
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Panel votes not to investigate gerrymandering allegations against leader of Havering Council
Serious allegations made against the leader of Havering Council will not be investigated because they are too old, a panel
Read moreDecision on gerrymandering accusation against Havering Council leader behind closed doors
A meeting to decide if Havering Council’s leader is investigated is going ahead behind closed doors, despite two of the
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Meeting to decide on possible probe into Havering Council leader gerrymandering claims adjourned as councillor on panel claims conflict of interest
A meeting to decide whether the leader of Havering Council will be investigated has been postponed after a councillor was
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Opposition outraged as Redbridge Council changes rules on public participation in meetings
New rules limiting what questions the public can ask at Redbridge Council meetings were approved last week, despite strident opposition
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Redbridge Council leader reinstated to Labour Party after 11-month suspension ‘ordeal’
Redbridge Council leader Cllr Jas Athwal has announced he is no longer suspended from the Labour party after being “cleared
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Southend Councillor clashes with Mayor as wearing sunglasses in virtual meeting is compared to drinking or smoking
An argument erupted in a public meeting of Southend Council when a councillor put on sunglasses to “stop the glare”
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Tributes paid to ‘maverick’ Redbridge councillor
Colleagues have paid tribute to a “maverick” Redbridge Labour councillor with “a great sense of humour”. Cllr Stuart Bellwood, who
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Not the time for local government revamp says Chelmsford City Council leader
Now is not the time for major political restructuring, the leader of Chelmsford City Council has argued, in an open
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Secret meetings between south Essex council leaders cost taxpayers £1.2million
Meetings held in secret over how to reshape south Essex have cost taxpayers more than £1.2million, it has been revealed.
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