It happened today – this day in history – March 28
193AD: Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
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Council announces latest Basildon town centre property purchase
The leader of Basildon Council has announced its latest town centre property purchase. The council has bought the Market Pavement
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West Ham skipper speaks in support of a Basildon Youth Zone
A state-of-the-art facility that could transform the lives of thousands of the borough’s young people has been given a celebrity
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Basildon East Square cinema project main contract awarded
A new contract for the construction of the East Square cinema and restaurants project has been awarded after the former
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Basildon Council and businesses oppose charging clean air zone proposal for A127
Basildon Council and Basildon Business Group have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State at the Department for
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Basildon Council gets funding to tackle rogue landlords
Basildon Council has been successful in its bid for funding to help crack down on rogue landlords and improve housing
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Basildon Council issues notice after caravans appear on green belt near Hovefields, Wickford
BASILDON Council has taken enforcement action against a landowner after discovering green belt land in Wickford had been developed without
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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 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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Emergency winter shelter for Basildon homeless will open tonight
BASILDON’S emergency night shelter will officially open tonight, to offer the homeless refuge from freezing cold weather this winter. Temperatures
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