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Market to expand in south Essex town centre with five new kiosks to join site

Basildon Market in Essex welcomes five new kiosks offering sweets, coffee, clothing, darts and nails, boosting the town centre’s shopping options.
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Basildon Council approves balanced 2026/27 Budget and freezes Council Tax

BASILDON Council has approved a balanced Budget for 2026/27 at Full Council on 12 February 2026, setting out ambitious plans ...
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Basildon, Billericay and Thurrock: Thief jailed after handing himself in to officers

A MAN who handed himself in to police because he knew he was wanted has been jailed for 59 weeks for a series of thefts from BP garages. Roy Simmons, 48, has also been banned from entering all Essex ...
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Council to raise tenants' rents in Basildon in new proposed budget

Tenants will see some savings in service charges ...
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Basildon man jailed after threats with imitation sword

A Basildon man who threatened a victim with a knife and an imitation sword has been jailed for 15 months. Iosua Bucur, 28, of Soane Street, Basildon, was sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on February ...

Electric police cars to charge up at bus depot

Essex Police has partnered with First Bus to charge its growing fleet of electric vehicles.
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Basildon firefighter to run two endurance races in full fire gear for charity

Tom Kendle, a firefighter from Basildon Fire Station, will run both the London Landmarks Half Marathon and the London ...