Labour said the increase was "outrageously too high". Dan Swords, the Conservative leader of Harlow Council, said allowances were previously "woefully below" those of other authorities.

The council says they will monitor the trial continuously and have agreed an exit option if problems do come up ...

This council’s boundaries have changed since the last local election. This means the BBC uses notional results to project what the previous result would have been if the new boundaries had been ...

Colchester City Council approves its share of tax on residents, whereas Harlow Council freezes it. An animal charity is trying to raise £10,000 to fund Bear's surgery. Bethany Turner has to crawl ...

Homeless people in an Essex town will soon be able to access new purpose-built homes being built on a former garage site. The ...

Eight councils – including seven districts and one London borough – are set to freeze council tax for the next financial year ...

A historic conservation area in Harlow is set to be better protected under new council proposals. Residents of Churchgate Street, in Old Harlow, will now need council permission for certain types ...