News in Basildon

TWO Basildon residents have been found guilty of flytipping after dumping household items in the streets they live in.

Both residents pleaded guilty to a charge of dumping controlled waste under s33(1)(a) and 33(6) of the Environmental Protection Act.

COUNCILLORS in Basildon will debate a new strategy for dealing with tenant engagement when they meet next week.

A statement from Basildon Council says tenants and leaseholders in the borough are set to get their voices heard more effectively under the authority's planned new Tenant and Leaseholder Engagement Strategy.

SOUTH Essex College, which has a campus in Basildon, has joined a national initiative to help its staff and students support and connect with the local community, particularly by supporting foodbanks.

The 'Good for ME Good for FE' campaign aims to generate £1m of social value via a programme of community action including volunteering, fundraising and charitable partnerships.

BASILDON town centre's policing team held a 'Coffee with Cops' event on Saturday (13 November) at Costa Coffee Shop in Basildon town centre with the Street Pastors.

A member of the team says: "We would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend and for those who missed it, please keep and eye on our Facebook Page for more dates."

REMEMBRANCE services took place at a number of memorials and venues across Basildon today (14 November).

Members of Basildon Police division were among the many organisations represented at events in Wickford, Laindon and the town centre.

POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses following a collision in Basildon in which a man died).

Officers attempted to stop a white Citroen Berlingo van shortly after 2.30am yesterday (Saturday, 13 November.

POLICE have now given details of a crash in Basildon in the early hours of the morning, which claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy and took place while police were carrying out a pursuit.

He died after a van he was travelling in crashed into a wall during an early morning police chase in Basildon.

POLICE have closed a Basildon road as they investigate a serious collision that happened in the early hours of this morning.

A statement from the force says: "We were called to Pound Lane shortly after 2.30am today, Saturday, 13 November.

MOTORISTS who use the a13 who thought they might be spared a weekend of closures along the A13 as Thurrock Council decided not to sanction any for Remembrance weekend will be disappointed to learn that a chunk of the busy road will still be shut off.

As reported on Nub News a section of eastbound A13 near the Five Bells roundabout has been subject to lane narrowing because of a fault on the carriageway.

A FOOTBALL match in Basildon last night (Friday, 5 November) was abandoned after a player was hit by a firework, while others rained down on the pitch.

The game was being played at Bowers & Pitsea's Len Salmon Stadium where tenants Hashtag United were playing a reserves game against Concord Rangers.