Ballards Walk News Today

Great Knightleys has become notorious for long stretches of deep potholes

Basildon has some of the worst roads for pot holes and poor condition highways, accordig to you.

Basildon is set to spend £19,000 on new CCTV installations across targeted estates to help reduce the fear of crime and improve safety.

Heres our round up of cases in crown court this week.

A FATHER who robbed six shops armed with a hammer and a knife has been jailed for more than six years.

A PROLIFIC shoplifter has been banned from dozens of shops across Basildon Town Centre.

Home Bargains, Westgate Park PC Alex Plakhtienko, from the Business Crime Team, said: "We support businesses in our communities across Essex and know the impact shoplifting and theft can have on them. “We have taken action to ensure a prolific shoplifter can no longer target and cause harm to businesses in and around Basildon town centre. “We work alongside businesses to help protect them from crime and deal with issues they face. “It’s just another way we’re protecting and s...

SHOCKING new figures paint a depressing picture of families struggling to feed their children with a staggering 2,784 food parcels handed out to…

POLICE are appealing for information after a child was injured by a car which failed to stop. The incident happened last month in Ballards Walk, Basildon where a car collided with the child at a zebra crossing. On Wednesday, November 18 between 5pm and 5.15pm, the vehicle, described as dark coloured, failed to stop at the scene.  The child sustained a fractured foot. A police spokesman said: “If you saw anything, have CCTV or dash cam footage, or have any other information, please ...

POLICE are appealing for information after a child was injured by a car which failed to stop. The incident happened last month in Ballards Walk, Basildon where a car collided with the child at a zebra crossing. On Wednesday, November 18 between 5pm and 5.15pm, the vehicle, described as dark coloured, failed to stop at the scene.  The child sustained a fractured foot. A police spokesman said: “If you saw anything, have CCTV or dash cam footage, or have any other information, please ...