An Essex town where visitors "are guaranteed a hearty welcome" has suffered a blow by being named among Britain's worst.

The latest Youth Forum session focused on the Basildon Youth Voices project, which aims to bring trusted youth providers together to find out what matters most to those growing up in the borough. The ...

Basildon’s Ben Hall-Munn to make boxing debut at Basildon Sporting Village on 21 March, raising funds for The Lullaby Trust ...

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being injured in a crash in Basildon.

Council tenants in some Essex towns could see their rents rise by almost £20 a month for smaller homes. Basildon Borough ...

An inquest has heard how there was a "catastrophic failure of documentation" by hospital staff before a 14-month-old girl ...

Basildon Council wants to see a heavier police presence, but a force disputes its leader's claims.

Police have revealed there were more 400 arrests last month for offences linked to drug and drink driving. Of the 402 offences, 228 arrests were for drug driving – 98 more than in January 2025 and the ...

Ch Insp Paul Hogben hits back at claims his officers are not tackling anti-social behaviour.

Armed police stopped an Audi in Basildon after it failed to stop for Essex Police as they continue Operation Vision Zero ...

Daniel Ryan, 39, was jailed for six years and nine months on Thursday, February 5 ...

Traditional East End eateries are on the ‘brink of extinction’ – but a younger generation is giving the Cockney cuisine an ...