Fostering is under threat in a county due to a falling number of carers coming forward, a council has said. Essex County Council said it needed to urgently recruit 60 more foster parents to take care ...

Essex County residents will see their property taxes increase by almost four per cent next year. “County of Essex staff from all departments are to be commended for building a fiscally responsible ...

Essex County Council has backed a model proposing splitting the county into three. Other local councils had developed different proposals based on four and five unitary councils as part of plans to ...

The UK Government has launched a public consultation on the proposed devolution of Greater Essex, inviting residents and businesses to share their views. The proposed creation of the Mayoral Combined ...

Depending on where they live, people may have to pay more in council tax because of the growing financial cost of adult social care, the pressures of which may worsen after Essex's county council is ...

Essex County Council says it has spent nearly £37,000 sending the leaflet out to households. The works are designed to improve safety for cyclists and motorists at a busy city centre junction. The ...

Essex councils have launched the Essex Air Quality Strategy to reduce air pollution and improve public health.

Essex County Council has signed a £81m network and telephony deal to introduce a Public Services Network (PSN) across its 200,000 users. The 10-year next-generation network (NGN) deal was awarded to a ...

Nigel Farage has blasted his local council after staff were offered emotional support in the wake of England flags being put up on lamp posts in the area. This afternoon the Guido Fawkes website ...