News - SOUTHEND LABOUR

Southend protests against Boris Johnson’s prorogation

Southend Labour Party organised a public protest in Victoria Plaza on the evening of Tuesday 3rd September. This was part of a series of protests, held in many towns and cities across the nation, against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament and therefore deny MPs the democratic right to properly…

Labour activists hold beach clean to raise community awareness

Labour councillors and activists in Southend town centre yesterday evening held a beach clean at City Beach, to address the state that the beach has been left in through the summer tourist season, and raise awareness of the need to leave it in a cleaner state at the end of…

Councillor Kevin Robinson on ideas for the High Street

Labour’s Kevin Robinson, Cabinet Member for Business, Culture & Tourism, was interviewed on Radio Essex today (Friday 23rd August) discussing ideas for Southend High Street and the various challenges it’s facing. The interview is available to listen to on the Essex Radio website. Kevin’s radio interview about the seafront with BBC…

Council plans to cut housing waiting list

Housing update The Labour-led Southend Council administration has set up an acquisitions programme using £4.3mn of right-to-but receipts and capital surpluses to buy homes for allocation as social housing. The income from the rents will give a ‘revolving investment fund’, which will finance a range of other housing projects, including building…

10 weeks, 10 achievements

14/8/2019 Ten weeks ago we took control of Southend Council – and we’re already making a difference. Here are ten things our administration is already delivering for Southend: £4.3mn for new council housing Put money in the budget for more street lights Better enforcement for dangerous parking around schools Introduced a Public…

Town centre councillors welcome new anti-social behaviour order

Labour councillors representing the centre of town have welcomed the new Public Spaces Protection Order to combat antisocial behavior problem areas. The measure will allow on-the-spot fines of up £100 for urination, defecation, spitting or littering in a public place, as well as other antisocial behaviour such as drinking and…

Kursaal residents’ newsletter – Summer 2019

The latest edition of the Kursaal Voice, our regular newsletter to residents of that ward, will be delivered during the next few weeks and a copy is available to download or read on screen by clicking here. This is just one of the means by which councillors and the local party…

Tree felling put on hold

When residents raised concerns over the necessity of much of the tree felling that has been carried out and the lack of new planting over recent years, the new council administration asked Cllr Carole Milrooney, Cabinet Member for Environment & Planning, to take a close look at the policy and…

Plans for cheaper short-term parking in the town centre

The new administration has committed to bringing back the 1 hour parking band in High Street car parks. We need to follow the proper legal process regarding publication of Traffic Orders and arrange the necessary signs and so on, but we are working as fast as is possible to reverse…

Southend is open for all, under the new administration.

Under our administration, disabled Blue Badge holders from other local authorities will no longer have to pay for parking. Charging Blue Badge holders was a penny-pinching measure from the Tories: it was discriminatory, ill-thought out and pointless – achieving nothing more than tying up council officers in dealing with complaints.…

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