Tony Ball Nominated for Council Leader of the Year Faces Opposition

After spearheading the eviction of travellers from the Dale Farm site, Tony Ball could be crowned council leader of the year after being nominated by a government think tank.

Basildon Council are currently working on evicting more travellers from the legal Oak Lane site in Crays Hill, Essex.

Mr Ball was the figurehead who took overall responsibilty for the removal of nearly 86 families from the Dale Farm site and is up against 9 other council leaders.

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Billericay Business Fined Over Food Hygiene Offences

A food catering business owner in Billericay has been found guilty and fined £3,015 for nine separate food hygiene offences, at Basildon Magistrates Court on Wednesday 15 February 2012.

Damon Spencer Godding, who runs the catering at Spencer Anne’s, pleaded guilty and was fined £200 for each of the nine offences, £1,200 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge, totalling £3,015.

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Billericay Charity in Need of Host Families

The Billericay Link of the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline is in desperate need of families willing to host children affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

Every year the charity organises a dozen young people to come to the UK for a holiday as they are still experiencing the effect of the nuclear disaster almost 26 years ago now.

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