If true, that would mean remaining county councils like those in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire would be scrapped along with their district and borough councils.

The majority of council leaders in Essex have lent their support to the idea of having five all-purpose authorities in the county, in what will be a radical shake-up of local democracy. The current ...

One Essex district leader described yesterday’s devolution white paper as “the best Christmas present”, but another told LGC there is a “danger” in rushing towards reorganising. There are 12 districts ...

All of Essex’s councils have backed an interim plan on reorganisation in the county, with the caveat that more than one formal submission may be made in September if consensus cannot be reached. Ten ...

A group including councils in Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, Southend and Uttlesford has launched a consultation which could result in a radical shake-up of local ...

The leaders of eight district councils in Essex - four Lib Dems and four independents - signed a joint letter to local government minister Jim Jim McMahon OBE.

A new map shows the exact number of asylum seekers as receiving support from local councils in Essex. The map shows almost 2,500 people in Essex were being taken care of at the end of last year.

Residents of Essex, Middle River and surrounding areas came out to the county council’s July 8 redistricting hearing to share ...

The revised figures mean councils across Essex have been tasked with building more than 14,000 homes in the county. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a generation of young people's "dream of ...

Dozens of councils are set to be abolished under plans being drawn up by ministers. Essex, Kent, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk are in line to have their district councils ditched and ...