Quicker and easier Blue Badge renewal process launched
Essex County Council has launched a new, quicker process for residents to renew Blue Badges that are due to expire.
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Flu could be wiped out due to Covid says Essex health chief
The director of public health for Essex has repeated his claims that flu will be wiped out this year. Mike
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Southend Council bosses ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with county council plan to shake-up governance
Members of Southend’s cabinet have expressed serious concerns about Essex County Council’s plan to have all district and county councils
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Recommendations to reduce greenhouse gases in Essex
Three new ‘park and choose’ and e-cargo bike pilots should be planned as part of Essex County Council’s programme to
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Chelmsford charity faces second eviction in two years over county council housing plans
A Chelmsford-based children’s charity is having to move from the base it has called home for just a year –
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Essex household waste to go into landfill for at least six months after collapse of firm in charge of Basildon disposal unit
Household waste from across the county will be sent to landfill for at least the next six months, sparking serious
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Covid testing surge was predictable says Essex councillor
A senior Essex county councillor says he “regrets” that the government did not predict a surge in testing that was
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SEND spending in Essex set to rocket over next four years
The amount spent on special educational needs in Essex is estimated to be twice what it was thought to cost
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Shire Hall plans expected by end of the year
Plans for the development of a Chelmsford landmark are expected to be published by the end of the year. But
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Greater effort needed to keep Essex children schooled in war against ‘County Line’ drug gangs
Eight recommendations have been made to help tackle the effect of county lines on the life chances of young people
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