Basildon Borough Council

'Community spirit' drives 500-strong litter group

Sale of £1m hotel plot put on hold

MP upset as Tories lose control of councils

Election results in maps and charts

England local elections 2019: East of England

Pop singer wins council by-election

Council land that cost £1m to go for £1

Council's £7.5k doormat 'waste of money'

'New Town' celebrates 70th anniversary

Rival drug dealers rehoused 'next door'

Traveller sites clear-up cost council £4m

Tories topple Lib Dem council leader

Call to boost number of women councillors

Local plan stirs up Basildon debate

What to look out for in May's local elections