Summary

  • The latest updates on the 2019 local elections in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk

  • The Liberal Democrats unexpectedly win Chelmsford from the Tories, and North Norfolk from No Overall Control

  • Conservatives lose Basildon, Southend, St Albans, Tendring and Peterborough to No Overall Control

  • The Tories also fail to take one of their target councils, Colchester, where group leader Darius Laws lost his seat to the Greens

  • Conservatives hold Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Braintree, Maldon and Brentwood

  • Labour hold Ipswich, Harlow and Cambridge

  • Independents make gains in Thurrock, which remains in No Overall Control

  1. Grenades and loo seats found in recycling wastepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 23 September 2019

    Recyclable waste is going to landfill because items are put in the wrong bins, a council says.

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  2. Council plans name change as 'no-one can say it'published at 12:00 British Summer Time 19 September 2019

    The name is almost 1,000 years old and comes from the Anglo-Saxon place name Barberga.

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  3. Council to move homeless residents out of Essexpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 18 September 2019

    A London council has a rethink after people were housed in a converted office block.

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  4. Mental health trust criticised over boy's deathpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 16 September 2019

    A meeting to discuss the lessons learned from Tyla Cook's death two years ago is yet to take place.

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  5. A&E 'stand-off delay' before teen's deathpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 12 September 2019

    Tyla Cook became so agitated in the ambulance, staff decided he had to be sedated, an inquest hears.

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  6. Council in talks to buy 'homeless centre' estatepublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 12 September 2019

    Families living on the estate were evicted to make way for homeless people in 2016.

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  7. Trans teenager's mum critical of care before deathpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 10 September 2019

    Tyla Cook, 16, died six days after taking an overdose, an inquest hears.

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  8. 24-hours a day mosque set to be refusedpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 8 September 2019

    The mosque wants to be able to open early in the summer so worshipers can attend morning prayers.

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  9. 'Cornhenge' sculpture is taken down in town centrepublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 3 September 2019

    The plinths, that were installed within the past year, will not be replaced, the council says.

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  10. Businessmen's costs 'dismissed' by councilpublished at 00:12 British Summer Time 3 September 2019

    Costs totalling £63,000 were rejected for not relating to construction of a controversial business centre.

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  11. 'Cornhenge' sculpture will not be replacedpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 28 August 2019

    Work starts to take down a town centre sculpture that was installed within the past year.

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  12. Council defends plans to reduce grass cuttingpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 27 August 2019

    The plan has been proposed to help reduce carbon emissions associated with frequent grass cutting.

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  13. Fireworks flight thrills airshow visitorspublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    Organisers say the Clacton Airshow brings about £5m to the local economy.

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  14. Stansted plans delay 'puts jobs growth at risk'published at 17:14 British Summer Time 23 August 2019

    The local council says it does not stand in the way of expansion if residents do not suffer.

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  15. Cigarette caused halfway house fire deathpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 22 August 2019

    Nathan Dean had struggled with alcoholism before moving into a halfway house, an inquest hears.

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  16. 'Forest school' with alpaca herd approvedpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 21 August 2019

    The school will include yurts, outdoor classrooms and compost toilets in 20 acres of Norfolk woodland.

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  17. Museum repairs will cost more than £195,000published at 19:10 British Summer Time 20 August 2019

    Southend Central Museum on Victoria Avenue in the town is to undergo extensive repair.

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  18. 'Magical sparkle' returns to revamped waterwayspublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 20 August 2019

    The attraction on the Norfolk seaside saw tourists flock to it in the early 1900s.

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  19. Review into beach safety after teenagers diepublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 12 August 2019

    A review is looking at beach safety after the deaths of two teenagers pulled from the sea off Clacton.

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  20. 'Community spirit' drives 500-strong litter grouppublished at 02:05 British Summer Time 10 August 2019

    Wickford Wombles founder Tracy Menzies says people "have no idea" how much rubbish is out there.

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