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Helping the homeless into long-term homes

Following significant care and one-to-one support from Council services, all our previous rough sleepers and others affected by homelessness are now ready for long-term, stable homes. When the coronavirus outbreak affected Southend-on-Sea every homeless person sleeping rough locally was temporarily housed, many in hotels and B&Bs. Since then, Council officers…

Seafront update

Updated 1.30pm bank holiday Monday With better weather, people of course came. The council has a lot of staff patrolling the beach to remind people of social distancing (which people for the most part are respecting between family groups, although it’s very crowded overall) but they don’t have the…

Councillor boosts the “Don’t Visit Southend” message

Matt Dent, Councillor for Kursaal Ward, was invited onto Vanessa Feltz’s show on BBC Radio London this morning (Friday 22nd May) to speak about the situation around Southend seafront this bank holiday weekend. Matt says: “My message to the show’s listeners was simple and straightforward: Southend will still be here when COVID-19…

Please be careful visiting the seafront this weekend

Southend Labour wishes everyone a happy and safe bank holiday weekend with glorious weather. We’ll keep you updated on the seafront situation, because that will be especially important now the government has started to relax restrictions. Please be very careful if you’re planning to go to the beach. Labour’s Ian…

Opening hours for NHS services – Late-May bank holiday 2020

The NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has published a leaflet (link below) with details of about GP opening hours, pharmacies and other NHS services over the late-May bank holiday weekend. The CCG has also asked people to be aware that early requests for repeat prescriptions put increased demands on…

Southend to commemorate VE-Day – but differently

With national restrictions still in place around social distancing, the council has set out plans for how the Borough and community can commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE-Day), whilst staying at home. Residents will be preparing to remember VE-Day this week (Friday 8 – Sunday 10…

Housing Southend’s Rough Sleepers – Update

It has been over a month since all rough sleepers in Southend-on-Sea were offered temporary accommodation and work continues between the council, charities and the voluntary sector to keep them safe. More than 100 people who were sleeping rough have now been housed in hotels and B&Bs in Southend-on-Sea and…

Statement concerning malicious attacks on Kate Sheehan

The Executive Committee of the Rochford & Southend East Constituency Labour has issued the following statement as a press release:- The Rochford & Southend East Constituency Labour Party condemns the personal attacks and falsehoods that have been circulated on social media concerning our Vice-Chair, Kate Sheehan. We applaud Kate’s stand…

Southend Council ‘Live Well’ magazine

Southend Council has published a small magazine ‘Live Well’ and it will be delivered to all households in the borough during the next week or so. It has information on activities for adults and children and general well-being and includes links to health services, home schooling and other resources. To…

Havens Hospices’ Coronavirus Bereavement Line

Havens Hospices have asked us and other local organisations to publicise their bereavement telephone helpline, which is open to all residents in south east Essex and is able to support bereaved adults and children from across Essex whose loved one has died directly or indirectly as a result of Coronavirus.…

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