An ice cream van operator is standing its ground in a licensing row with Basildon Council over trading outside a school.

The new leader said he would protect green spaces in the borough ...

THE fire service has issued an update this morning after a row of terraced houses were damaged in a major blaze in Basildon.

Firefighters have rushed to the scene of a major fire and urged members of the public to keep doors and windows closed. Emergency crews were called to the area of Basildon, Essex, this afternoon as ...

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Explosions have been heard today following a huge fire which tore through a building overnight. Dozens of firefighters rushed to Hovefields Avenue in Basildon, Essex, where a recycling centre caught ...

Dogs could be at risk of heat stroke ...

Upper Basildon.

A fly-tipper has been ordered to pay more than £870 after admitting responsibility for illegally dumping waste in Basildon.

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 ...

The leader of an Essex council has criticised police bosses by claiming there is a lack of officers tackling anti-social behaviour. Gavin Callaghan of Basildon Council said the town had been "been ...