MORE than 3,500 residents in Castle Point have signed up to a new initiative to receive their council tax bills online.

Castle Point Council has launched its e-billing scheme, which it hopes will provide a faster service, be better for the environment by saving paper, and allow money previously spent on printing and postage to go towards improving services.

Switch by logging on to www.

castlepoint.gov.uk or e-mailing ebilling@castlepoint.gov.uk All that’s needed is your council tax payment reference number.