http://www.basildon.gov.uk News Items from http://www.basildon.gov.uk http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/37C13DB6AB7C977680257A0000530C22?OpenDocument Basildon Council is supporting new guidelines to get tough on convicted owners of dangerous dogs.Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/711098035D439FF580257A00004CAF74?OpenDocumentSCHOOLS, guides, and party organisers were all successful in bids for Basildon Council Jubilee funding it has been announced.Wed, 16 May 2012 15:02:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/F21C336EE957205D802579FF00446D72?OpenDocument A new three-year strategy to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the borough has been put in place by the Basildon Community Safety Partnership (CSP).Tue, 15 May 2012 13:28:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/BF89064034D80A29802579FF00317665?OpenDocumentSMOKERS who drop their cigarette butts are being warned to stop or face a £75 fine.Tue, 15 May 2012 10:01:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/F9729A2ECF83DA2A802579FE00493441?OpenDocumentIn response to allegations that Basildon Council fabricated evidence in a fraud trial Lorraine Browne, Solicitor to the Council, said: "Basildon Council rigorously denies that it fabricated evidence in a fraud investigation concerning Mandy Barratt.Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/D8C7695D8A8AD825802579FE00406D99?OpenDocumentA range of acts are set to perform at the forthcoming Play your Part Festival it has been announced.Mon, 14 May 2012 12:48:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/F8D3C00A624AF11D802579FE003CBFC0?OpenDocumentDog owners could save themselves more than £70 in collection charges by ensuring their dog wears a collar and identification tag.Mon, 14 May 2012 12:05:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/78BC56A26393C06D802579FE00357566?OpenDocumentBasildon based businesses are being invited to find out more about the forthcoming Olympic Torch Relay, and how it may affect them.Mon, 14 May 2012 10:47:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/7D8EFC254F87E75C802579FE002FBAE9?OpenDocumentBASILDON Council is reminding residents to sign up to its Compost Giveaway Prize Draw.Mon, 14 May 2012 09:42:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/D979C85B5061554E802579FB00383464?OpenDocumentBasildon Council’s tax hotline is set to change for the better.Fri, 11 May 2012 11:14:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/0567045194B9A71A802579FB0031CD85?OpenDocumentUnseasonal wet weather has been causing a problem for the Council’s grass cutters as they battle to keep verges cut across the borough.Fri, 11 May 2012 10:07:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/F87178015D101805802579FA004F3D27?OpenDocument BASILDON Council is supporting a charity bike ride to raise money for local causes.Thu, 10 May 2012 15:27:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/B92E9EA6834FE8A4802579FA00417D3E?OpenDocumentTHE popular Urban Games event will be returning to Basildon this May.Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/5C2710D55AA4A0EB802579FA003BBD95?OpenDocumentBasildon Council is set to introduce a new framework of pay, grading and terms and conditions of service.Thu, 10 May 2012 11:56:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/96C53452E3339DE2802579F9002D4D9D?OpenDocumentThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has written to local families who may be affected by the new benefit cap that will be introduced in April 2013.Wed, 9 May 2012 09:15:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/DDBFA837EDA083D6802579F80052B778?OpenDocument More Care for your Canine events have been lined up for the summer, offering dog owners the chance to have their dog microchipped for free.Tue, 8 May 2012 16:07:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/D60A6BABB9D2B2EA802579F40043CF2B?OpenDocumentElection of Parish Councillors Little Burstead Parish Council Number of Parish Councillors to be elected: Five Noak Bridge Parish Council Number of Parish Councillors to be elected: Five 1.Fri, 4 May 2012 13:21:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/7C5A13854FECC676802579F4003E2D1C?OpenDocumentPHONE and pay parking is coming to a high street near you.Fri, 4 May 2012 12:23:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/465DDA4FAA7D542F802579F30027546A?OpenDocumentBASILDON Council will be dishing the dirt with another Compost Giveaway Prize Draw.Thu, 3 May 2012 08:10:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/C28C1D721FE3F32D802579F3002719D3?OpenDocumentA noisy neighbour from hell had their music equipment seized by council officers.Thu, 3 May 2012 08:08:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/83A3E1D39C220489802579F2004AAFF1?OpenDocument A FIVE week-old Chihuahua puppy was left for dead at a bus stop in Somercotes, Laindon.Wed, 2 May 2012 14:38:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/E8BF97DFA472705F802579F2003C071C?OpenDocumentONE of Basildon’s sheltered housing schemes is being used as the setting for a live documentary about the nocturnal habits of urban foxes.Wed, 2 May 2012 11:57:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/892F7065B057932F802579F10054BA3E?OpenDocumentOne of Ireland’s most popular crooners returns to the Towngate Theatre this weekend as part of his latest UK tour.Tue, 1 May 2012 16:31:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/4995D177A644C0BD802579F1003EC891?OpenDocumentA WOMAN pleaded not guilty to four counts of benefit fraud after failing to declare she was employed by Basildon Council.Tue, 1 May 2012 12:26:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/03A2170C87B4C8C9802579F100396DFE?OpenDocument SOUTH Essex College photography students were invited to take pictures of Basildon town centre as part of a local competition run with Basildon Council and Barratt Eastern Counties.Tue, 1 May 2012 11:33:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/BA1C5DAEDAAD82C3802579F10035AA4E?OpenDocumentSIR Basil Spence, Christopher Wren and Norman Foster are all famous names in the world of architecture but now it’s time for a Basildon primary school to follow in their footsteps.Tue, 1 May 2012 10:48:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/269D2025E833679A802579F1003457F8?OpenDocumentJoin The Place (formerly Pitsea Leisure Centre) for an evening of music and food as it celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a disco party on Saturday 2 June from 7.Tue, 1 May 2012 10:33:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/5212CD53E7A7EAB1802579F10033D752?OpenDocumentBASILDON Council is urging residents to use its WEEE recycling bank for small electrical items this spring.Tue, 1 May 2012 10:27:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/299A4152C2B8B71B802579F100311223?OpenDocumentCOMMUNITY groups are being encouraged to take advantage of a final jubilee funding opportunity.Tue, 1 May 2012 09:59:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/05674F79BCDC95E1802579F00059CB7A?OpenDocument The owner of Ocean Queen takeaway has been prosecuted for fifteen counts of food hygiene breaches.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:23:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/EA4E0E77868797A9802579ED003CECFF?OpenDocument BASILDON Council is searching for three candidates to take up vacant positions on its Standards Committee.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:06:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/3801112E250AD471802579ED002B6391?OpenDocumentBASILDON Council is pleased to announce another year of the popular Crunch service.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:55:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/D1B643D84D395FA2802579EC004DF87C?OpenDocumentThe Towngate Theatre is looking for stars of the future to audition for this years pantomime production of Peter Pan.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:16:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/2B612CA994D7FA6A802579EC00483C47?OpenDocument BASILDON Council has made additional free 'Party in a Box's' available for the Diamond Jubilee, following the success of the community project.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:12:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/2628CB28404B7A10802579EA00319B6D?OpenDocument Basildon Council has congratulated the Essex Youth Partnership for their successful organisation of the St George's Family Festival that was held at Wat Tyler Country Park on Sunday.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:02:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/2DE8117341083777802579E9005874F9?OpenDocumentSPORT AND culture will come together in Basildon on 24 May, with the Sporting Village playing host to the first ‘Play your Part’ Festival.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:06:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/ECB75FB9C42FE60F802579E9003A6CD0?OpenDocument Basildon Council has welcomed the government’s proposal today to introduce compulsory microchipping for dogs.Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:04:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/9E024F87D9A55964802579E6004F3B45?OpenDocumentST GEORGE’S Day was celebrated with a musical treat today, with hundreds attending a patriotic singalong at the Towngate Theatre.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:40:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/4BE01AEE47844AE5802579E6004C96A2?OpenDocumentFOUR new enforcement officers will be hitting the streets of Basildon on Monday for the launch of Basildon Council’s extended environmental enforcement service.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:58:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/6CC9133227AED838802579E600475C77?OpenDocument Residents in the Honeypot Lane area are being encouraged to come along to the final Community Safety Action Zone (CSAZ) public meeting next week to hear an update on the improvements made in the area.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:59:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/55F6343B3AC0D627802579E6003CDDED?OpenDocument MAY 20 is a key date for the calendar as family fun and education come to Norsey Wood.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:09:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/5D1351519CBE06A9802579E6002E918C?OpenDocumentA PROJECT aimed at bringing the history of Wickford Memorial Park back to life needs your help.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:29:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/3EF81B5531C12F6E802579E5004B7A73?OpenDocumentVOLUNTEERS wishing to lend a hand at the Olympic Torch Relay event coming to Basildon in July are being encouraged to contact Basildon Council.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:52:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/F4ADC532EF563A75802579E50044D1AC?OpenDocumentBasildon Council and the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) are to spend the next week down at the Felmores estate offering fire safety tips and advice on helping the prevention and risk of fire.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:32:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/C77EFE241F7B285F802579E5002C9F01?OpenDocumentBASILDON Council’s crunch service scheduled for Ramsden Bellhouse Village Hall on Saturday 23 June has been postponed.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:09:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/E6C48DC717FDCE26802579E3005001AD?OpenDocumentMandie Skeat, interim head of landlord services, says: “Over the last two and a half years, Basildon Council has undertaken a number of works across 450 properties at the Felmores estate to minimise the risk and effects of fire on the estate.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:35:00 -0000 http://www2.basildon.gov.uk/Website2/newsroom.nsf/0/0B6C11A8EB10D54B802579E3002F037C?OpenDocumentPARENTS will be able to pick up a free trial reusable nappy pack in Basildon town centre this week.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:36:00 -0000