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New CCTV cameras on their way to Essex borough

Amanda Constantino/BBC A yellow sign on a lamp-post reads: "CCTV operates in this area for your safety and security"Amanda Constantino/BBC
The cameras will be installed in Castle Point

More than 130 new CCTV cameras are to be installed in Essex to update a "very out of date" system.

Castle Point Borough Council said the cameras would deter crime.

The authority received about £1m from the police, fire and crime commissioner for the scheme.

Russell Savage, portfolio holder for people and community, said the council's partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council would provide monitoring of the footage from the Southend CCTV hub.

The estimated cost of the installation is about £100,000.

Annually, maintenance costs will be about £40,000 and monitoring will be £117,000, with a management fee of about £25,000, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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