Residents are being encouraged to donate unwanted electrical items for refurbishment and reuse. Basildon Council, in partnership with Lighthouse Furniture Network, is collecting unwanted electrical items that are in good working order at its WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) reuse outlets. Larger items such as fridges,...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon & East Thurrock, has today announced the launch of a local Engineering Showcase in Basildon Town Centre (SS14 1EB) to take place on Saturday 14 July 2018 and invites the press and local engineering organisations to attend...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, visited Woodlands School last Friday (13th April 2018) to congratulate them on making it through to the South East regional finals of the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge. Teams from St Cleres School in Stanford-le-Hope...
Grants totalling more than £8,000 will be handed out to community groups and organisations to help them deliver projects benefiting borough residents. Basildon Council has approved five applications in the final round of the 2017/18 Grants to Organisations Fund. Art with Heart CIC and Parents4Parents CIO will...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, welcomed today’s announcement from Environment Secretary Michael Gove that the UK will introduce a ban on ivory sales. The proposed ban will be the toughest in Europe and amongst the toughest in the world...
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, welcomes today’s announcement from Essex Police of 150 new officers across the county– representing the single most significant local investment in deployable policing in a decade. 150 new visible officers have been confirmed today by...
A new cycle route and rapid charging points for electric cars will be among the measures proposed to improve air quality along the A127 between Basildon and Rochford, as part of the authorities’ response to the Government’s Air Quality Plan for nitrogen dioxide. Following a joint...
Basildon Council is celebrating a decade of helping to reduce crime and disorder in the borough as part of the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme. The scheme allows Chief Constables to grant staff or organisations with powers to tackle issues affecting communities such as graffiti, litter, abandoned...
A brand new leisure facility could be built in Billericay following a decision by the council’s Regeneration and Environment Committee to further investigate two options. At a meeting of the Regeneration and Environment Committee last night (Wednesday 21 March) the committee agreed to commission further detailed...
The noise and public nuisance of illegal car cruising has been blighting the lives of Thurrock residents for over a decade. Barriers were installed at the Dumb-bell roundabout some years ago, but the activity continued. In 2015, the Police implemented a Public Space Protection order...
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