Basildon sport awards winners collect gongs at Billericay ceremony
THE winners of this year’s Active Basildon Sport Awards collected their gongs at a ceremony last week. The awards ceremony,
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Special constables plan ‘may not come to fruition’ says Southend councillor
A plan to hire 34 special constables in Southend welcomed by senior police officers “may not come to fruition”, a
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Council plan to take on aggressive begging and rough sleepers in Southend expected to be implemented before Christmas
Southend’s plan to tackle aggressive begging and rough sleepers on the High Street is expected to come into force before
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Basildon streetlights switched back on amid row over alleged ‘delay’
STREETLIGHTS are back on all night in Basildon and Essex Council has shaved £7,000 off the bill, following a slight
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Basildon Council proposes new electoral district for Dry Street development and new Laindon polling station
A NEW polling district is set to be created in Basildon, for residents of a large new housing development. Basildon
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Southend taxi drivers recruited to protect children from county lines and child exploitation
Taxi drivers across the borough of Southend are being trained to spot the signs of child exploitation in a programme
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Basildon councillors set to shelve hotel plans
Basildon Council is set to shelve plans that would have seen land it owns next to Basildon golf course sold
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Essex County Council and Basildon Council get deal done to switch street lights back on through night
The deal to switch Basildon’s street lights back was officially signed this morning. Street lighting engineers from the county council
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Rochford District honours fallen servicemen and women
Rochford District Council is placing its soldier silhouettes at three spots in the district giving people a chance to remember
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Southend Council leaders poo poo proposal for dog DNA database
A proposal to create a dog DNA database that could help catch owners who don’t pick up after their pets
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