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Basildon hospital fire

THE MENTAL health ward of Basildon Hospital had to be evacuated after a fire broke out.

Full story in the Echo

Posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 in Local news | No Comments »

Basildon - election results

BASILDON Conservatives increased their majority on the council after the local elections.

Basildon Council election results
Report in the Echo

Posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2008 in Local news | No Comments »

Fire at Basildon golf course

BASILDON golf club’s pavilion was left devasted by a fire in the early hours of this morning.

Read the story in the Echo

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 in Local news | No Comments »

Laindon centre to be knocked down

THE demolition of the rundown Laindon Shopping Centre is to begin at last, following six years of uncertainty.

Read the full report in the Echo

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 in Local news | No Comments »