The couple moved with Brian’s parents because his father was relocated by his employer, Carreras, a cigarette manufacturer that opened a factory in the Essex town in 1959. “I didn’t like it here at ...

Basildon Council’s cabinet approved returning to ... People are paying the highest level of council tax in history, they should get a basic service, which for me is a weekly black bin collection.” ...

who heads the Basildon Council-led Foundation for Essex Arts, set up a six-member team to create the trail. He said: "Basildon does not have a long history but there are some very interesting ...

"You pay the highest rate of council tax in Basildon Council’s history and the council has not done a very good job at collecting your waste and collecting your bins." He said the council would ...

They were built without planning permission and Basildon Council says they must be removed. Travellers and their supporters have said they will resist peacefully when evictions begin on Monday.

Basildon councillors proposed trimming back the number of local authorities in the county from 15, to five. The Labour leader at the council, Gavin Callaghan, said it was an opportunity to take ...

They were built without planning permission and Basildon Council says they must be removed. Travellers and their supporters have said they will resist peacefully when evictions begin on Monday.