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 ...

Switching street lights back on all night could cost a town £480,000 over four years, a council has said. Basildon Council is ...

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 ...

It can be found at bit.ly/4joBPYG Despite calls from some councillors to kill the process outright, Essex County is moving ahead with public consultations into new development charges that could ...

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 ...

Essex County Council has told the government it "cannot ... Elections for a Greater Essex mayor on 7 May 2026 Elections for the new-look Essex councils in May 2027 The new councils would replace ...