Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan says the authority will buy the land if necessary.

Gavin Callaghan hits out at Sir Keir Starmer over the government's U-turn on local elections.

A Labour council leader has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s Government of “sheer incompetence” over its local elections about-turn ...

BASILDON Council has approved a balanced Budget for 2026/27 at Full Council on 12 February 2026, setting out ambitious plans ...

Basildon has its second Reform UK councillor as the party has celebrated its latest victory at the ballot boxes. Sam Journet has been elected as councillor for St Martin’s in the by-election which ...

The Government has abandoned plans to postpone local elections for all councils in May, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has said ...

Beautiful West Yorkshire village of Heptonstall with cobbled streets is home to BAFTA TV series Happy Valley and is like 'stepping back in time' ...

Locals of a beautiful English town have vented their fury at a council's plan to build almost 17,000 houses on the green belt surrounding their homes. On Wednesday, Basildon Council opened up its plan ...

Plans to dramatically shake up local government in Essex have been backed by one of the councils in the county. Basildon councillors proposed trimming back the number of local authorities in the ...

A court has closed a home in Basildon after a "reign of terror" that lead to a string of complaints by neighbours. Basildon Council says it has taken a no-nonsense approach to tackling persistent ...

An e-scooter trial is due to be abandoned in a town after councillors warned they had become a risk to public safety. Labour councillor Aidan McGurran told a meeting of Basildon Council that riders ...

Tenants will see some savings in service charges ...