Essex County Council is launching a new website to tell people about plans to improve the provision of superfast broadband in the county. Individuals and businesses are being encouraged to register their need for better broad band, to determine which areas of Essex will be upgraded first.
Essex County Council is to publish details of all its spending online.
The move is designed to make the council more transparent and allow residents to see how the authority spends it's Council Tax cash.
The information will be placed on the Council’s website within two weeks of the end of each month.
Villagers in Layer de la Haye near Colchester say they're extremely frustrated - after a road was resurfaced and then dug up again just a few days later.
Essex County Council blames bad weather and emergency gas works for the unfortunate timing on Malting Green Road.
11 million pounds could be invested in repairing potholes in Essex.
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Essex County Council has employed a security firm to guard the new travellers' site in Colchester from illegal occupiers.
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