Matthew Critchell

Review into payments shows staff pay award was lower than last year with the lowest paid receiving 5.3 per cent

Castle Point Borough Council is given a C4 rating by inspectors - the lowest possible for housing.

Councillors raise various concerns about proposals

Public consultation 'risks excluding significant portions of the population'

Plans have been revealed for a new Traveller site just behind a petrol station off the A12, with pitches and space for up to 17 homes, including…

An Essex council has thrown out plans for a new 66-bed care home for older people after a number of concerns were raised.

Documents set to be used for evidence in major proposals for the next two decades, which include more than 20,000 homes, are “flawed” and a

Plans for a replacement care home are set to be given the green light by councillors.

Plans have been drawn up for a new 249-home housing estate in Southminster.

A councillor says a new housing development in Southminster will "exacerbate" local pressures.