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

Tenants at a block of 35 new council flats said they were delighted to have been able to move in before Christmas, with one calling it a lifesaver. Chapelgate was built in 15 months on a derelict ...

More than 100 maternity staff, including midwives and healthcare assistants, are taking legal action against Mid and South ...

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

Both Basildon Tories and Reform groups have hit out at Government housing target figures in the borough ...

The word “Basildon” does little to conjure thoughts of paradise. For those who know it as a town in Essex, England, this association could only seem ridiculous. Fifty years ago, however, Basildon—a ...

An Essex town where visitors "are guaranteed a hearty welcome" has suffered a blow by being named among Britain's worst. Basildon in south Essex is undergoing regeneration, but has faced criticism in ...

The new Tory leader of the council said there was probably better things to spend the money on ...

MORE than 100 maternity staff are taking legal action against a hospital trust after being exposed to what they say were ...

A vehicle has been seized by police after businesses in Basildon were targeted by ram raiders Three people have been arrested by police investigating a series of burglaries involving a vehicle being ...

A blood donation service for dogs is coming to Basildon, with pet owners being urged to see if their four‑legged friends could become lifesavers. Pet Blood Bank UK has announced it will begin running ...

A drug user feared he would be killed in a Basildon hammer and bottle attack, the jury in a Pitsea teenager's aggravated ...