Essex County Council's social care currently takes up more than half its £1bn budget. Each unitary authority would govern between 320,000 to 500,000 people and would have an estimated 60-90 ...

Essex County Council has voted in favour of cancelling elections in May in order to concentrate on a major shake-up of local government. The Labour government wants there to be fewer councils in ...

Essex County Council has told the government it "cannot support the proposal for devolution in Greater Essex in its current form". The local authority supports a major shake-up and reduction in ...

Essex County Council has voted in favour of cancelling elections in May in order to concentrate on a major shake-up of local government. The Labour government wants there to be fewer councils in ...