Taxpayers to be hit with £42m bill after black bags landfill contracts extended
Almost 350,000 tonnes of black bag waste is set to be sent to landfill for at least another year –
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Basildon Council votes to oppose ULEZ expansion
Basildon Council has become the latest of a number of local authorities in the region to oppose ULEZ, including signage
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Little litter picker helps to keep neighbourhoods clean in Redbridge
A three-year-old from Redbridge, fed up with seeing people drop litter on the floor has been helping clean up his
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Air quality fears for busy Southend junction
A site visit to Cuckoo Corner in Southend left council staff “struggling to breathe” amid fears residents are living near
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Time to rethink notorious Southend junction say ward councillors
Removing traffic lights, introducing box junctions and moving pedestrian crossings have been touted as ways to reduce bottlenecks at one
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Ulez-style charge for Southend roads was suggested
A war of words has broken out among Southend councillors over who knew about a proposal to introduce a ULEZ-style
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New rules to crack down on Epping Forest dog owners who don’t pick up poo
New orders will be rolled out by Epping Forest District Council in the new year to crack down on dog
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Council under fire over toxic and corrosive pigeon droppings under Brentwood railway bridge
Health risks from ‘toxic and corrosive’ pigeon droppings under a mainline railway bridge close to a busy high street “cannot
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Basildon Council leader rejects advice to encourage constituents to eat less meat
The leader of Basildon Council has slammed a suggestion in a supporting document that the local authority should consider encouraging
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Fines for fly tippers in Basildon to be raised as borough cracks down on “environmental vandalism”
Basildon Council is to increase fixed penalty notice (FPN) fines for waste disposal offences in a bid to crack down
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