Billericay and Wickford sites considered for development
Have your say on proposals for new development with Basildon Borough Councils new local development plan
8 Jan 2025
News
Basildon and Thurrock News
Make Essex a Safer Place for Women and Young People: Lib Dems launch campaign for Essex PFCC
Cllr. Kieron Franks announced as Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Candidate
30 Mar 2024
Basildon Borough at risk of uncontrolled development
Developers have seized on the Basildon Borough Council's planning failures by submitting speculative applications for schemes across the Borough that they hope will be passed on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate.
13 Feb 2024
Families forgotten and ignored over one black bin policy
Basildon Liberal Democrats are calling for an urgent review into the criteria for residents to receive a second black bin after an FOI request revealed that 57% of applications have been rejected in November and December.
13 Feb 2024
UK Lib Dem news
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025