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Ian Gilbert comments on budget challenges – Leigh Times

In this week’s Leigh Times, Labour Group Leader Ian Gilbert’s column gives an overview of the recent Southend Council budget debate and discusses the challenges faced over the past year and those to come, including the Queensway redevelopment. The full text of Ian’s article is available to read or print from the Leigh…

Kursaal residents’ newsletter

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…

Southend Labour Councillors’ Victory As Budget Amendments Pass

Labour councillors on Southend Borough Council have achieved success as three of their six budget amendments were passed by the Council last night (21st February). Proposals to build new health centres in Shoeburyness and the west of the borough; to expand the community safety team to provide support at weekends…

Labour Councillors put forward Amendments for Southend Council Budget

Labour Party councillors on Southend Borough Council have, together with the other opposition groups, put forward a series of six amendments to the budget proposed by the Conservative administration and to be voted on tonight. These six amendments are intended to address some of the critical needs of the town…

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.…

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