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Local health services over Christmas & New Year

For details of health service availability over the Christmas & New Year period please click on the picture below. Information provided by NHS Southend, Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Westborough Labour councillors donate Christmas Tree to community

The Labour councillors representing Westborough ward have continued their annual tradition of donating a Christmas tree to the local community. The tree was erected and decorated by Cllrs Kevin Robinson, Anne Jones and Charles Willis outside Westcliff Library on the morning of Sunday 16 December. Cllr Robinson said, “It’s a…

Labour and CWU protest to defend Royal Mail Crown Offices

Local Labour Party activists and councillors have joined forces with the Communication Workers’ Union to defend Royal Mail Crown Offices, particularly the Post Office in Southend High Street, from further privatisation. Labour Politicians and CWU campaigners held a protest outside the Southend High Street Post Office, already located inside WH…

Cllr Ware-Lane publicly opposes government fracking plans

Councillor Julian Ware-Lane has joined 805 councillors who have signed an open letter opposing government proposals to allow fracking companies to undertake exploratory drilling without local planning applications. The letter calls for the withdrawal of proposals that treat exploratory drilling by fracking companies as ‘permitted development’, and to respect the rights…

Labour councillors hail success of “People’s summit” on Southend High Street

Labour councillors have hailed as a success a public meeting to consider the state of the high street and town centre in Southend. Billed as a “people’s summit”, the event on Wednesday evening at the Civic Centre was a direct response to the Conservative administration’s closed-shop meeting a few weeks…

Community clear-up at the Farringdon Service Road

On Saturday residents and community activists came together to tidy up the area in front of The Forum. A substantial amount of rubbish was collected and removed. In many ways it has been a troubled Spring and Summer for the local community with violence and anti-social behavior blighting the area.…

Health Proposals rejected in Dramatic Vote

By Ian Gilbert, Leader of the Labour Group on Southend Council The ‘Sustainability and Transformation Partnership’ proposals for moving a range of important health services away from Southend Hospital reached a conclusion a few days ago. In an unprecedented step, councillors from all parties overwhelmingly backed the Labour motion (seconded…

Labour hits out at police meeting clash

Labour have criticised the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst, after a briefing session for councillors clashed with an important local police meeting. The bimonthly Local Community Meeting (LCM) for the wards which make up the town centre was Monday evening at the Civic Centre, at the same…

Labour blasts Conservative councillor’s “closed-shop” high street summit

Labour councillors have hit out at the Conservative council administration’s ‘high street summit’, as it emerges that no opposition councillors have been invited. The Council’s deputy leader and portfolio holder for Growth, Cllr James Courtenay, announced the summit on Tuesday 18th September, to discuss the issues facing Southend’s high street.…

Labour Councillors blast Tories’ refusal to engage on landlord regulation

Labour councillors on Southend Borough Council have blasted local Conservatives’ failure to engage on proposals for stricter regulation of landlords, at the Council’s Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee. A paper was presented to the Committee, with recommendations including stricter enforcement and selective licensing. The Conservatives, predictably, voted not to explore…

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