The 1960s tower block has had flooding issues and the council is looking for a private investor.

The new leader of Basildon Borough Council has said he cannot stop plans for 27,000 new homes but would protect green spaces.

A new leader and mayor have been announced for a south Essex council, with four out of five parties set to come together to form a cabinet ...

The Conservatives and Reform UK have done a deal to run Basildon Borough Council. The Tories will lead the council and take ...

AN Essex council could be plunged into “chaos”, following a landslide win for Reform UK at the local elections, according to ...

Aldi will ‘carry on to the benefit’, a new council leader has said. The regeneration of Westgate Shopping Park in Basildon, ...

The original proposals for the arena were first put forward in 2020 A 3,500-seat arena proposed to help increase footfall in a town centre would cost about £50m, with councillors warned similar venues ...

Sam Journet has been accused of bullying, intimidation and filming residents and staff with Meta-style camera glasses ...

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The walkout came amid the party's heavy losses in the Basildon Borough Council elections, where Reform UK won 11 of the 14 seats contested, with Labour losing all six of its defended seats.

Residents have been warned there could be some disruption while work takes place over the coming months.

Government inspectors say they have found "very serious failings" in the way a council in Essex operates its social housing. The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) gave Basildon Borough Council a C4 ...