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TV show helps Basildon Dogs Trust’s Queen Bee and 11 puppies find forever homes
Viewers of the show’s latest episode watched Queen Bee’s story unfold after she arrived at Dogs Trust Basildon.
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Construction work officially begins on new 'modern' golf facility in Basildon
Work on the Golf Pod development at Basildon Sporting Village has begun.
Dad banned from Basildon as he awaits trial for domestic violence charges
Matthew Vincent, of Linford Drive, pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional suffocation.
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Basildon man charged with threatening woman with knife in JD Sports
Basildon man Mohammed Dabo pleaded not guilty to threatening a woman with a knife at JD Sports in Westgate shopping centre.
One of the cheapest homes on the market in Basildon up for auction at £150k
The ground floor flat, situated on Wood Green, Basildon, is up for sale for a guide price of £150,000.
The Debenhams stores in Essex with new uses – and the ones still empty
While some sites have been successfully brought back into use, others remain stubbornly vacant years later.
21-year-old from Basildon spared jail as judge criticises vigilante paedophile hunter
Dante Dilliway received a suspended sentence after admitting trying to meet an underage girl in Gloucester Park.
Man facing prison over dangerous driving in a stolen VW Golf on the A127
Tyler Rogers, from Romford, has been warned to expect prison after he admitted dangerous driving in a stolen car on the A127.
Sexual assault, strangulation and firearm pleas entered in Basildon this morning
Defendants from Basildon, Southend and Thurrock have entered pleas to charges including sexual assault and strangulation.
New kidney care unit at Basildon Hospital to welcome patients next summer
The purpose-built unit is set to transform kidney care across south Essex by expanding capacity.
Gang of burglars who targeted 17 south Essex businesses are sentenced
Burglars who targeted businesses in Basildon, Billericay, Wickford and Benfleet have walked free with suspended sentences.
Met Office predict breezy but mostly bright weekend across south Essex
Both days will stay largely dry, with only a small chance of an isolated light shower.
Persistent Basildon shoplifter with 75 prior convictions jailed despite plea to judge
Persistent shoplifter Timothy Ward has been jailed for stealing food and cleaning products from B&M and a BP garage in Basildon
Two arrested on A13 for 'swerving dangerously' after tip-off from motorist
Officers were called on October 29 after a concerned member of the public reported the vehicle driving erratically.
Robber broke man's jaw and stripped him to underwear in south Essex underpass
Homeless robber Ramone Audain-Reason stalked his victim on a c2c train before attacking him in a Pitsea underpass
Asylum seeker jailed after being caught red-handed in Basildon cannabis factory
Albanian asylum seeker Marius Sinanaj has been jailed after being caught red-handed in a drugs factory in Pitsea.
Dogs Trust Basildon pup steals show on Pete Wicks’ For Dogs’ Sake series
Edward, a Shar-Pei crossbreed, appeared in Season 2, Episode 3 of the U&W series
Man in Basildon sexual abuse trial says accuser taunted him as a 'fat old man'
Jurors in the trial of Andrew Smith, formerly of Roodegate in Basildon, have heard his interviews with Essex Police.
South Essex MP praises hard work of postal workers in Basildon town centre
Richard Holden, MP for Basildon and Billericay, spent time with Royal Mail staff.
Stranger raped unconscious woman in broad daylight on Basildon street
Daniel Ryan, from Basildon, has pleaded guilty to raping an unconscious woman in Bonnygate on August 31