Essex Council Leaders Defend Devolution Plans Amid Concerns From Dedham Residents Over Cost and Accountability

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The Government has confirmed that Essex County Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council, and Thurrock Council have been accepted into the Devolution Priority Programme. However, with past council mergers leading to job creation at taxpayers’ expense while services were cut, residents are questioning whether this will provide real long-term benefits. The councils wrote to the Government on […]

UK House Prices Stabilise

House prices in England and Wales fell 1.6% in the year to June, the latest e.surv data has revealed. The drop is a considerable improvement on the 3.3% annual decrease recorded in the May report.  Despite the annual fall, the surveyor’s House Price Index showed signs of recovery on a monthly basis, with an increase of […]