Devolution means these authorities would be abolished, and reworked into a number of larger councils running parts of the county.

A group of seven MPs from different political parties have declared support for five new all-purpose councils within their county. Proposals to scrap the current 15 local authorities in Essex - and ...

The consultation will run for seven weeks until 11 January. The government says it will review all the responses before ...

THE government has launched a consultation calling for opinions about how Essex councils will be changed as part of local government reorganisation. Councils across the county are encouraging ...

Consultations will now be held on various different proposals for how the new council boundaries might look in Essex, Sussex ...