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County's cabinet agreed to progress with devolution despite concerns about a “disproportionate” allocation of votes in the ...

Plans for a directly-elected mayor for one of England's most populous counties have won cross-party backing. Essex county ...

Essex County Council’s cabinet has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA). The decision intends to provide Greater Essex with significant new powers and ...

Cafes at Essex country parks - including one in Brentwood - could face closure, Essex County Council has confirmed.

THURROCK councillors are divided over the future shape of local government in Essex, as the council debates its position on a proposed reorganisation that could reshape services across the county.

Cafes in a county's parks could be closed as part of a cost-cutting plan by a council. Essex County Council said the closure of the facilities at Belhus Woods in South Ockendon, Cudmore Grove in East ...