Over 130,000 faced with £500 tax on caring bill with scrapping of free COVID tests
Scrapping free COVID lateral flow tests will slap more than 130,000 people living in Essex with a “tax on caring”
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Castle Point
Castle Point has worst energy efficient homes because of caravans
Poor insulation in caravans has led to Castle Point being rated as having the worst energy efficiency in mainland England,
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Anti-social behaviour drops significantly in Southend, Castle Point and Rochford
Anti-social behaviour dropped by almost a quarter across the Southend district and by a fifth in Castle Point and Rochford
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Bank holiday bin collections
The bank holiday weekend is upon us and the days residents’ bins may be collected could be slightly different next
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Christmas calamity! It’s Tier 3 from Wednesday
The Government has today announced that after a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the following areas will move into Tier
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Castle Point PCSO runs virtual charity marathon around Southend
Wind and rain did not deter PCSO Ian Pealling from running in the virtual 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon and
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Cars damaged in Canvey
Police are appealing for information after two cars were damaged by fire in Canvey. A car was reported on fire
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Directly elected mayor could oversee major change in South Essex
Residents across South Essex may soon have the power to elect a mayor who will help revitalise the region with
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Castle Point approves 5,000-home Local Plan by majority to avoid Government intervention
CASTLE Point Council has passed its Local Plan by a majority vote and will now hold one final consultation before
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Castle Point to vote on Local Plan tonight, amid looming threat of Government intervention
CASTLE Point Council will vote tonight on whether to approve its draft Local Plan and send it out for a
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