Basildon is an exemplar of post-war town planning, so what's going wrong?

House prices in Basildon increased slightly in April, new figures show. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average Basildon house price in the year to April was £366,326 ...

Firefighters have rushed to the scene of a major fire and urged members of the public to keep doors and windows closed. Emergency crews were called to the area of Basildon, Essex, this afternoon ...

BUDDHIST monks who converted a £700,000 five-bedroom house into a temple now want to build a car park to cater for their growing numbers.

A Buddhist temple – complete with resident monks – could be formally opened in Crays Hill.

A railway station that connects the Essex estuary with the capital has celebrated its 50th birthday. Basildon station, which is on the c2c line connecting London Fenchurch Street and Southend-on ...

But normality is also what makes Basildon special, for it is Britain’s most typical place. Basildon is one of 28 new towns created by government planners after the second world war (see map).

But Craig Rimmer, Basildon Council's cabinet member for regeneration, vowed to continue fighting the plans, which allow for nine 21-storey tower blocks.