In the news: February 2022

Councillors joined representatives from Basildon-based charity, Every Child Online as they donated a number of refurbished laptops to Woodlands School in Basildon on Tuesday 22 February.

On Tuesday 1 March, the Mayor of Basildon will raise the Ukrainian flag over the Basildon Centre to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people after Russian invasion.

Basildon Council's portion of council tax will be frozen for 2022/23 and millions of pounds will be invested in ambitious programmes to modernise services for residents, as the council's budget is set for 2022/23.

Leader of Basildon Council, Cllr Andrew Baggott, has issued a short update following a decision made at an Extraordinary Council meeting on Thursday 10 February, and the subsequent statement from Basildon Council's Monitoring Officer.

Councillors have welcomed the handover of six new homes, which have been made available exclusively for residents of the borough through shared ownership and Basildon Council's Homeseekers Register.

Councillors agreed proposals to freeze the Basildon Council proportion of residents' Council Tax for the year 2022/23 at a meeting of the Resources and Commercial Committee on Tuesday 8 February 2022.

Councillors will discuss proposals to freeze the Basildon Council proportion of residents' Council Tax for the year 2022/23 at a meeting of the Resources and Commercial Committee on Tuesday 8 February 2022.

A date has been set for a Hearing in respect of land west of Hillview, Southend Arterial Road, Wickford, Essex, SS12 9HZ

Former apprentice Claire Evans has worked with Basildon Council since 2013. Here, Claire talks about her journey with Basildon Council and how the apprenticeship scheme was the perfect starting point.