Basildon Council Leader, Councillor Gavin Callaghan, has pledged to support the creation of a multi-million pound state-of-the-art Youth Zone for Basildon borough in his budget proposals for 2020/21. Youth Zones are developed by national charity OnSide in partnership with local councils, young people and the local...
Green Party Member of the European Parliament, Catherine Rowett has slammed today’s Queen’s Speech, saying that the government’s environmental pledges are "grossly inadequate". The speech, which set out the government’s legislative programme for the coming parliament, included a commitment to “continue to take steps to meet...
Stephen Metcalfe was re-elected to serve the constituents of South Basildon & East Thurrock for the 4th time on December 12th with 66% of the vote. Stephen Metcalfe said: “Following last week’s General Election, Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock said:...
Councillors have agreed to invest in CCTV cameras for Northlands Park, Basildon. Last week’s meeting of the Neighbourhoods and Public Spaces Committee (Wednesday 27 November) councillors agreed to invest £36,504 into the new cameras which will be installed in December. Vice Chairman of Basildon Council’s Neighbourhoods and...
Get Brexit Done’ is an empty slogan obscuring what lies ahead of us. If Boris Johnson is voted back into power with a majority, his Brexit withdrawal agreement will be passed by January 31, just two months into a five-year fixed term for his party. The public...
Local community groups and charities found out earlier this week (11 November) how they can register their good cause to benefit from the Basildon Borough Community Lottery which launches next month. At the event, Ben Spear from Gatherwell - who are an independent body registered with...
Launching her Election campaign Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Jackie Doyle-Price has said that this election offers a clear choice. Ms Doyle-Price said "There are only two people in this election who can be Prime Minister. They are Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. This is an election that no...
A group of litter pickers known as the Wickford Wombles have planted eight trees along Radwinter Avenue. The group were assisted by Basildon Council's Arboricultural and Grounds Maintenance Officer, Paul Smith, who provided stakes, tree ties and helped plant the ornamental pear, purple birch, snow goose...
Under the Conservatives vital contracts are being sent overseas, says GMB Union The East of England has lost almost 60,000 manufacturing jobs since the financial crash, new analysis by GMB has shown. The figures, discussed at GMB's Manufacturing Conference in Belfast this week, show that 59,100 jobs in the...
Catherine Rowett, the Green Party’s Member of the European Parliament for the East of England today expressed dismay that the opening of the much heralded Crossrail will be delayed perhaps as far as 2021. Europe’s biggest infrastructure scheme, which was originally meant to open in December...
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