Residents in one part of Essex will have their black general waste rubbish collected only once every three weeks starting next year in an effort to increase recycling. Braintree District Council's new ...

instead of the current two-tier system where local councils and a county council look after different services. These new unitary councils will run all local services. Essex is also set to get a ...

that the service could be seen as an easy target for the new councils to save money. The proposal involves scrapping Essex County Council, the 12 district and borough councils, and the Southend and ...

Colchester City Council's Liberal Democrat-led cabinet voted to bring in the fees from January 2024. Householders would pay a £30 set-up fee for their brown wheelie bins - and an annual charge ...