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Basildon Borough Council

Turquoise coloured e-scooters - there are three of them - parked on a pavement outside a clothes shop on a paved street.

E-scooters removed after controversial trial

A Labour councillor says the scheme was dropped with "some reluctance".

A police van is parked on the left hand side of a road with another police car parked in front of it. A uniformed officer stands on the pavement behind the vehicles looking at them.

Council investigating after 37 dead dogs found

Leading Labour councillors say they had not received any emails about the property.

Three black wheelie bins lined up on a residential street. There is a brick wall, a black metal gate and some greenery behind them.

Weekly bin collections return after backlash

The decision follows thousands of complaints made to Basildon Council in Essex.

A bike left on the road by a double yellow line

Crackdown order on anti-social behaviour extended

The order aims to protect a town's public spaces from anti-social behaviour.

The outside of a train station. People are walking past it and in and out of the train station.

Contracts approved for railway station revamp

More plans about the development at Wickford Station will be released in the spring.

Two streetlights above a road which are not on at night. Trees can be seen in the background.

Streetlights could be on 'all night at full brightness'

The council leader says residents had "frequent concerns" on the subject.

Cyan coloured e-scooters parked in a row on a residential street. In front of the scooters is a metal fence. Further down the road are houses and a car.

E-scooter trial to be scrapped over safety fears

Older people are being terrorised by e-scooters, a council meeting is told.

Chloe Lucas, crouching down next to a Highland cattle with dark coloured fur. Chloe is wearing a dark green jacket and is smiling at the camera.

Highland cows saved me after breakdown, says nurse

Chloe says her mental health was affected by working in a hospital during Covid.

Black wheelie bins left out for on a street. There are three bins on the pavement. There is metal fencing behind the bins.

Council reverts to weekly bin days after backlash

Labour-led Basildon Council votes to bring back weekly black bin collections in spring 2025.