The government says it has "concerns about member conduct and culture" at the local authority.
Basildon Hospital hopes the improved facilities will lead to more lives being saved.
Basildon is announced among a shortlist of towns for the UK Town of Culture awards 2028.
Basildon, Grimsby and Rotherham also make the 15-strong shortlist as well as Strabane.
Police say the attack was part of a feud between two rival groups in Essex.
Bowers & Pitsea FC's Freddie Soden wants to prove that his ability is more important than his youth.
The Essex Fire Service says crews were at the scene during the night.
Coroner Michelle Brown says the injuries suffered by Roman and Darcie Casselden were "unsurvivable".
Anurag Aggarwal, who appeared on the BBC show in 2023, says food has the power to connect people.
