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Man charged with GBH following incident in Basildon this week
A man has been charged following an incident in Basildon on Monday February 17. Police were called to reports of The post Man charged with GBH following incident in Basildon this week appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

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Coroner opens inquest into 'very tragic' deaths of siblings killed in Pitsea crash
Inquests have been opened into the deaths of Pitsea's Roman and Darcie Casselden at County Hall in Chelmsford.

Revolutionary council budget puts finances on a ‘knife edge’
Cllrs Andrew Baggott and Gavin CallaghanAn opposition leader has described a council’s ‘revolutionary’ budget as “out of control”. The leader of Basildon Council announced his The post Revolutionary council budget puts finances on a ‘knife edge’ appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

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Council leader threatens to sack housing repair company
Gavin Callaghan, leader of Basildon CouncilAn Essex council leader has threatened to sack its maintenance company unless it turns around the “diabolical state” of houses in The post Council leader threatens to sack housing repair company appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....


Appeal following incident in Basildon
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Basildon yesterday (Monday February 17) where a man suffered a serious The post Appeal following incident in Basildon appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

Echo's demand to unmask 'third party' whose mistake kept Basildon paedo at youth club
The council claimed an unnamed third party wrongly told its LADO Gateway had already been informed, which the LADO accepted without checking

Street lights ‘will be back on full all night’ from autumn in Basildon
Street lights in Basildon are set to be on all night and at full brightness from the autumn of this The post Street lights ‘will be back on full all night’ from autumn in Basildon appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

Legal loophole and council mistake kept Basildon paedophile at youth club for a year
Bosses at a Basildon radio station weren't told youth club presenter Callum Vere had been cautioned over indecent images of children.

Su looks back at Towngate Theatre
Su PollardFor 50 years Su Pollard has delighted audiences in some of the nation’s best loved TV shows and on stage The post Su looks back at Towngate Theatre appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....


Initial plans revealed for almost 400 homes in Laindon
Plans for 380 homes in Laindon (Image: Vistry Group)Plans have been revealed for almost 400 “high-quality” homes, a nursery and a new park in Basildon. Developer Vistry is The post Initial plans revealed for almost 400 homes in Laindon appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

Former radio host from south Essex avoids prison despite 9,500 child abuse images
Callum Vere has once again received a suspended sentence at Basildon Crown Court over child abuse and bestiality images.

Basildon Council tenants owe almost £2.5m in rent debts
Council tenants in Basildon owe just under £2.5 million in rent, with council bosses saying a main factor is the The post Basildon Council tenants owe almost £2.5m in rent debts appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

'Taken too soon' - Heartfelt tributes paid to children who died in Pitsea hit-and-run
Tributes to the two children who died in the hit and run in Pitsea yesterday have been flooding in at the scene with many flowers placed down.
Floral tributes laid at scene after two children died in south Essex hit-and-run
Floral tributes have been left at the scene of teh hit and run where two children died in Pitsea
Council leader pays tribute after two children killed in south Essex hit-and-run
Councillor Gavin Callaghan has issued an appeal after two children were killed after a hit and run in Pitsea last night

Arrests made after two children die following collision in Pitsea
Two people have been arrested after two children died following a collision in Pitsea this evening. Police received a call The post Arrests made after two children die following collision in Pitsea appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....

Man charged with burglary and fraud offences in south Essex
A man from Southend, Paul Chambers, 30, has been charged with burglary and fraud offences in Rayleigh.
Reform deputy leader defends south Essex MP over previous assault conviction
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has defended his counterpart James Murdock over the sexual assault conviction 18 years ago.

Basildon Council leader says London homeless plan won’t happen
Gavin Callaghan, leader of Basildon CouncilA council leader insists plans to house London homeless families in an Essex shopping centre will not go ahead. Havering The post Basildon Council leader says London homeless plan won’t happen appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....


Prolific Basildon shoplifter defied countywide garages ban
A prolific Basildon shoplifter has admitted breaching a countywide ban by entering BP garages to commit more thefts. Jon Lee, The post Prolific Basildon shoplifter defied countywide garages ban appeared first on Yellow Advertiser....
