Talks have ended between Basildon Council and J D Wetherspoon over a proposed site on Woodlands Road, Wickford, with no agreement to move the project forward. Covid-19 and its unprecedented … Read More

Two men have been charged following reports a taxi driver was robbed in Wickford. Roy O’Donoghue, 39, of Finchley Road, Westcliff, and Kevin Hutchinson, 34, of Appletree Way, Wickford, have … Read More

Basildon Council is set to decide whether to establish a Wickford Town Council later this year—but first councillors want to know what residents and businesses in Wickford think. The council … Read More

A drug dealer who had hidden 50 wraps of cocaine in his shorts has been jailed. Officers from the Wickford Town Centre Team were on patrol when they saw a … Read More

Basildon Council is set to consider the future of Beauchamps Field, near Royal Oak Drive in Wickford. The land falls within the local Green Belt and the Neighbourhood and Public … Read More

Basildon Council and volunteers from the Wickford Wombles litter picking group planted 16 new trees along Radwinter Avenue this morning (Tuesday 10 March) in a bid to improve bio-diversity in … Read More

Basildon Council’s arboriculture team has planted 10 fruit trees on an allotment plot in Wickford to create a community orchard for plot holders. The apple, pear, plum and green gage … Read More

A swing for all children to use regardless of their mobility has been added to the play area on Elder Avenue thanks to members of the Nevendon Neighbourhood Association, Veolia, … Read More

Wickford’s Nevendon Centre was officially opened today (5 February) with speeches and a game of ping pong between the Mayor of Basildon Councillor David Burton-Sampson and Councillor David Harrison. The … Read More