<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Basildon - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Basildon with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Essex sign batter Evans from Surrey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essex sign experienced batter Laurie Evans from Surrey on a one-year deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/essex-sign-batter-evans-from-surrey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/essex-sign-batter-evans-from-surrey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['End of an era' as store closes after 41 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kam &amp; Co was one of the first stores to open in the Eastgate Shopping Centre in 1985.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/end-of-an-era-as-store-closes-after-41-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/end-of-an-era-as-store-closes-after-41-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long delays on M11 after crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are delays of up to an hour and six miles of congestion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/long-delays-on-m11-after-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/long-delays-on-m11-after-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sailor with severe head injury after ship fall rescued]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RNLI says following a Mayday call, a multi-stage evacuation plan was agreed to get them to hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/sailor-with-severe-head-injury-after-ship-fall-rescued/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/sailor-with-severe-head-injury-after-ship-fall-rescued/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security patrol 'abused power', council told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essex County Council says no crime was committed by the guards, hired as part of Operation Vanguard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/security-patrol-abused-power-council-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/security-patrol-abused-power-council-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Police helicopter used to chase banned teen driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 19-year-old crosses the wrong side of the road and travels the wrong way around a roundabout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/watch-police-helicopter-used-to-chase-banned-teen-driver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/watch-police-helicopter-used-to-chase-banned-teen-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Driver tasered after ramming police car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers use a taser to halt the driver in Colchester as he attempts to evade arrest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/watch-driver-tasered-after-ramming-police-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/watch-driver-tasered-after-ramming-police-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber driver jailed after running over passenger]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge says a driver "should have seen" the man he hit, jailing him for five years over the death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/uber-driver-jailed-after-running-over-passenger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/uber-driver-jailed-after-running-over-passenger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essex sign wicketkeeper Bell from Lancashire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essex sign wicketkeeper George Bell from Lancashire on a permanent deal after a productive loan spell last season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/essex-sign-wicketkeeper-bell-from-lancashire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/essex-sign-wicketkeeper-bell-from-lancashire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed after £200k of cannabis found in van]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gjok Ndrevetaj is sentenced to three years and four months in prison for drug offences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/man-jailed-after-200k-of-cannabis-found-in-van/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/man-jailed-after-200k-of-cannabis-found-in-van/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in court accused of caravan park murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Jackson, 40, sustained fatal injuries in an incident at a holiday park in Clacton on 14 October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/man-in-court-accused-of-caravan-park-murder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/man-in-court-accused-of-caravan-park-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colchester to host Worcester in FA Cup first round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicester City will travel to National League North side Oxford City in the 2026-27 FA Cup first round - five years after winning the competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/colchester-to-host-worcester-in-fa-cup-first-round/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/colchester-to-host-worcester-in-fa-cup-first-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofgem approves £642m for electricity grid upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overhead lines and underground cables will be installed between south Suffolk and north Essex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/ofgem-approves-642m-for-electricity-grid-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/ofgem-approves-642m-for-electricity-grid-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council faces cuts after 'startling' £2m overspend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The budgetary gap for Castle Point Borough Council is now forecast to be £4.5m for 2026-27.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/council-faces-cuts-after-startling-2m-overspend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/council-faces-cuts-after-startling-2m-overspend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southend sign York City defender Palmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southend United sign York City defender Ash Palmer on a three-month loan deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/southend-sign-york-city-defender-palmer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/southend-sign-york-city-defender-palmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-footballer treated like 'prisoner', says widow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colin Flatt was "petrified" in the months before he died in hospital, an inquest hears.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/ex-footballer-treated-like-prisoner-says-widow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/ex-footballer-treated-like-prisoner-says-widow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why O'Sullivan faces a battle to stay in world's top 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snooker's World Championship without Ronnie O'Sullivan is hard to conceive, after years of him being so often the central figure at the Crucible. But it may not be far away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/why-osullivan-faces-a-battle-to-stay-in-worlds-top-16/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/why-osullivan-faces-a-battle-to-stay-in-worlds-top-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber driver cleared of murdering unwell passenger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jurors instead find Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/uber-driver-cleared-of-murdering-unwell-passenger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/uber-driver-cleared-of-murdering-unwell-passenger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes to man fatally injured at caravan park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Jackson, 40, brought "laughter, joy and happiness" to those who knew him, his parents say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/tributes-to-man-fatally-injured-at-caravan-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/tributes-to-man-fatally-injured-at-caravan-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School scraps physical contact ban after criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the school says handshakes, 'dapping' and fist pumps are allowed in some circumstances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/school-scraps-physical-contact-ban-after-criticism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/basildon/school-scraps-physical-contact-ban-after-criticism/</guid></item></channel></rss>