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People living in a tower block have said the building's management failed to tell them about a severe flood in its basement ...
A CONTROLLED explosion is set to be carried out this evening after experts found "old military ordnance" in a Basildon home ...
The developer behind a major rejuvenation of a Basildon housing estate is looking to cut the number of parking spaces in ...
Win Vue cinema tickets and enjoy a family film day out in Basildon or Lakeside, plus dinosaur themed fun at East Square on August 29!
Explosive and chemical experts are working to make a Basildon property safe after "a number of items were discovered".
Bars and restaurants have been targeted by fraudsters who are asking for money while posing as council licensing officials.
PLANS for Basildon’s new Wetherspoon pub have been scaled back as bosses reveal a delayed opening date.
Contractors have started demolishing a multi-million pound waste factory that was only built 10 years ago and was the subject of a protracted legal dispute. The Tovi Eco Park in Basildon was ...
Basildon locals are furious their once quiet Essex town has gained a wild reputation as 'Bas Vegas' with an influx of rowdy partygoers causing trouble every weekend. Residents say the thriving ...
Basildon is one of 28 new towns created by government planners after the second world war (see map). In 1947, just as the first plans for it were being drawn up, the film “Magic Town” was ...
The new Empire cinema in Basildon, Essex, was due to open in early 2022, but was hit by a series of delays. The cinema chain then went into administration in July this year, closing some of its sites.
A drug dealer has been jailed after the deaths of two people triggered a police investigation. A man and a woman in their 40s were found dead at an address in Basildon, Essex, on 13 June.