Crunch time or the same old, same old?

At the time of writing, campaigning for the local elections has just a few hours to run and then…it’s voting … More

Cllr. Gavin Callaghan – the master of bullshit!

On Thursday, April 22, there was a meeting of the planning committee at Basildon Council. For those of you interested … More

This one is for Basildon people:) The text below was first published in the Basildon Residents Masterplan Opposition Facebook Group. … More

Campaigning, such as it is in these weird times, is underway for the local elections which will take place on … More

Here’s yet another example of a local council not understanding the value of green spaces in a town and seeing … More

The much hyped Basildon Youth Zone which is going to be sited on Ashdon Way just to the south of … More

At the start of February, the future of the Laindon Community Centre appeared to be uncertain and pretty bleak: An … More

A short while ago, we published this post about the leader of Basildon Council, Cllr. Gavin Callaghan (Lab), taking a … More

At the start of February, we put up this post about the long term future of the Laindon Community Centre: … More

It looks as though there will be discussions between Thurrock and Basildon councils about various ways of working together, with … More