Castle Point Borough Council

Council buys £1m house to help borough's homeless

Labour takes Thurrock as Tories suffer election blows

Thirteen Tory election nominations are 'invalid'

Three councils surprised at Gove naming and shaming

Conservatives lose control of Brentwood Council

Council hopeful for £60m town regeneration

Council rejects affordable housing plans

Lawyer highlights risk of lack of housing plans

Tories lose council control after nearly 20 years

Tories retain control of six Essex councils

Where will people be voting in Essex?

Plans for 5,000 new homes postponed by council

Legal order could be used to tackle car racing

District's caravans blamed for low energy rating

Council seeks order to tackle anti-social racers

Tories take Harlow from Labour and oust leader

Essex moves to Covid highest tier 4 restrictions

Most of Essex moves to new Covid-19 tier 4 rules

MP upset as Tories lose control of councils

Election results in maps and charts

Rival drug dealers rehoused 'next door'

Call to boost number of women councillors

What to look out for in May's local elections