Basildon becomes latest council to raise council tax
Council tax is being raised by Basildon Borough Council, which will also stop paying for extra police and keeping street
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U-turn on plan to dim street lights in Southend
Controversial plans to dim street lights in Southend have been ditched in a U-turn by council bosses. Southend Council’s draft
Read moreSouthend street lights secretly dimmed for years
Southend Council has been “secretly” dimming street lights since 2014, it has emerged as a petition is launched to stop
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Street light switch-off plan ‘not safe and not sensible’
An increase in the number of hours that Essex street lights are switched off is “unsafe” and “not a sensible
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Basildon council tax freeze agreed by Policy and Resources Committee
Basildon Council’s portion of council tax should be frozen for the second consecutive year, and street lights should continue to
Read moreCounty Council plans to switch off some of Basildon’s street lights
Essex County Council must be guided by local opinion when it comes to street lighting. So says Basildon Council leader
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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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