Essex Chronicle published Essex District and Borough Councils paid more than £1.2m in...

District and borough councils in Essex have paid out more than £1.2 million in compensation to residents across the county last year, the Chronicle can reveal.The figures have been published as part of a freedom of information request from the Taxpayers Alliance and include everything from £131,728 paid for occupational disease in Harlow to £15 paid to a Braintree claimant because a faulty sign tore a coat.Basildon District Council was way out in front with £663,394 paid...