Essex County Council is pushing ahead with plans to abolish itself and all 14 other councils in Essex and replace them with an elected mayor of Essex and new "super" unitary authorities. It came after ...

Essex County Council proportion of the council tax is to increase by 3.75% with more money budgeted for road maintenance in 2025-26 Essex County Council plans to increase its part of the council ...

Essex County Council plans to increase its part of the council tax by 3.75% from April to help with rising costs and demand for its services. The Conservative administration says its bill for ...

Nottinghamshire County Council says plans to leave County Hall and move to its new £18 million headquarters may be affected by a huge shake-up of local government. Work on the Oak House building ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said Essex County Council's decision meant his wife "was not able to spend as much time as she wanted with her husband in his final weeks".

Essex County Council is pushing ahead with plans to abolish itself and all 14 other councils in Essex and replace them with an elected mayor of Essex and new "super" unitary authorities.

Young people in Essex worked with an organisation that helps develop policy for the Government to publish a case study about special educational needs and mental health difficulties. The Multi ...

Essex County Council leader Kevin Bentley, who is one the drivers of this major shake-up, said: "I am delighted that councils are coming together to deliver real change and benefits to residents." ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage seized on the announcement to claim: “Labour and the Tories have officially cancelled 5.5m votes in May,” as he posted a petition calling for county council ...

The county council has defended its plans to increase council tax by 3.75 per cent —equivalent to an extra £57 a year for a band D property. The increase is split between a planned 1.75 per ...

At least £434mn of this is still outstanding. As it goes through a restructuring, Essex County Council said the government had recognised “it would be a moral hazard to pass debt on to other ...