Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan says the authority will buy the land if necessary.

“It’s really gone down the pan,” says 87-year-old Eileen. A pensioner and mother of five long-grown-up children, Eileen and her 88-year-old husband Brian moved to Basildon from Stanmore in north-west ...

Basildon Council has slammed an act of vandalism after washing-up liquid was poured into the town centre’s historic fountain just days after it was brought back into operation. The Grade II-listed ...

An Essex town where visitors "are guaranteed a hearty welcome" has suffered a blow by being named among Britain's worst.

AMBITIOUS plans are in the pipeline to build a 3,500 seat arena in Basildon town centre as part of a grand vision to breathe new life into the town centre; here is all we know. The new arena, slated ...

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 ...

Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan slams Government U-turn on local election delays. May 2026 Basildon elections confirmed after legal advice ...

Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan slams Government U-turn on local election delays. May 2026 Basildon elections confirmed after legal advice ...

A third shortlisted consortium of developers has dropped out of the running for the £1.25bn private-public partnership regeneration of Basildon town centre, in Essex.

Basildon Council has selected a joint venture between Barratt Homes and Wilson Bowden as its partners for a £1bn town centre redevelopment.