Essex County Council has been accused of “stealing from the people of Basildon” because it has allegedly reduced its weeding efforts in the borough. Local councillor Kerry Smith says the “weeds are at ...

Figures from Essex County Council show that 98.37 per cent of primary school-age children starting reception in September 2025 have been offered one of their parents’ preferred schools.

More than 400,000 square metres of road have been resurfaced as part of a targeted programme in Essex. Essex County Council's £25 million "Priority One" investment into highway maintenance, which ...

Essex County Council has responded to campaigners' concerns that work to reopen a river crossing in one of the county’s most beautiful areas is taking too long and that an alternative route is ...

UPDATE: The County of Essex has released a background study on development charges. It can be found at bit.ly/4joBPYG Despite calls from some councillors to kill the process outright, Essex County ...

Plans for a “unique” £150m greenhouse complex in Essex have just been submitted to Essex County Council. The 100-acre development by Rivenhall Greenhouse near Braintree will be capable of producing 30 ...

EVERETT — Snohomish County Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed controversial update to its Critical Area Regulations ordinance during its regular meeting 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Reform UK Staffordshire councillors have named their new leader after taking control of the county council in the local elections. The new ward representatives have selected Ian Cooper as group ...