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 ...

A war of words has erupted over a proposed £1 billion contract extension by Essex County Council, with Basildon councillors ...

A deficit in special educational needs and disabilities (Send) funding in Essex could reach £243m by 2028-29, a council has ...

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

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 ...

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A council took emergency action to safeguard a health and social care service after its previous provider went into liquidation. Peterborough City Council, which leads the Integrated Community ...

Four Reform UK councillors have been suspended after a video of their flagship council leader telling members to “suck it up” was leaked to the press. Reform UK took control of Kent County Council ...

Marie Goldman, Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, argued the model of five is the only one that "comes close to retaining a strong sense of community and place, while also allowing new unitary ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The St. Louis County Council says it needs a new meeting space. According to partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, County Executive Sam Page says there is not enough time to ...