Essex County Council (ECC) has launched a new, quicker process for residents to renew Blue Badges that are due to expire. The new online system will take residents less than … Read More

As the number of positive cases in England and Wales rises, it is vital that we do all we can to prevent the spread of infection and protect the most … Read More

Kinetika artists had a busy weekend making mandalas on the T100 Calling festival. On Saturday, a plastic waste mandala was created with Thames 21 volunteers and on Sunday, a Make … Read More

Last week Stephen Metcalfe MP visited Greensted Junior School to see how the staff and pupils were coping with the challenges relating to COVID-19. Stephen Metcalfe met with the Head … Read More

Basildon Council is encouraging residents to have their say on proposed changes to its council tax reduction scheme. The changes would affect households with apprentices and low income households living … Read More

The latest figures show that 3,500 self-employed people in Basildon & Billericay have received support through the second tranche of grants available through the Coronavirus Self-Employed Income Support Scheme. This … Read More

Public Health England (PHE) asks the region to play their part – continue to follow public health advice; don’t book a test if you don’t have symptoms and self-isolate until … Read More

Creative school children have revealed how they imagine Basildon in the future as part of a town centre masterplan drawing competition. This summer we asked borough residents how they imagine … Read More

Today Harrods has opened their first of its new standalone beauty concept store – H beauty – which will allow customers to shop some of the most coveted and forward … Read More

Changes to the way in which organic materials are collected and recycled in response to national legislation will be reviewed by councillors. Nationally, the revised Waste Strategy for England and … Read More