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Give the planet a present this Christmas

Published 18th December 2020 With the festive season approaching, Southend Council and their recycling and waste contractor Veolia are encouraging residents to think green and do Earth a favour over this festive season. Most of the seasonal items such as Christmas cards, cardboard and wrapping paper can all be added…

Council is new owner of Victoria Shopping Centre

Published 16th December 2020 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has bought the Victoria Shopping Centre for £10m, demonstrating its commitment to the future of Southend town centre and giving it a significant property ownership stake in the High Street for the first time. Having this financial interest as well as its statutory…

“Herculean” response gets 80% of former rough sleepers into permanent homes

Published 11th December 2020 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s housing solutions and homelessness teams have worked tirelessly since the Government announced on 23 March 2020 that all rough sleepers needed to be accommodated. After housing 138 rough sleepers into temporary accommodation throughout lockdown, and working with charities and partner agencies to provide…

Merry Christmas to all local residents from all of us at Southend Labour

Published 8th December 2020 Labour’s Westborough Ward Candidates for next May’s council elections, Cllr Anne Jones and Aston Line, were joined this afternoon by Westborough Cllr Kevin Robinson as they donated and decorated Westcliff Library’s Christmas tree. Merry Christmas to all local residents from all of us at Southend…

Shop Locally this Christmas and support local businesses

Published 4th December 2020 In preparation for the expected rush of Christmas shoppers to the town’s shops, our councillors and council staff have been working closely with local businesses across the Borough to offer a boost to the local economy following a challenging time for businesses up and down the…

Tree-mendous planting season – and you can get involved

Published 27th November 2020 With national tree week starting tomorrow, we would like to remind residents they can help increase the number of trees in the town by planting in their gardens. National tree week is between 28 November and 6 December and is designed to highlight the start of…

Southend-on-Sea to go into Tier 2 restrictions next week

Published 26th November 2020 The Government has announced that when the present lockdown restrictions lift on 2 December, Southend will be moved from Medium Alert (tier 1) to High Alert (tier 2) restrictions. This decision, disappointingly, has not been briefed to the Council in advance, but was simply added to…

Views sought on Borough’s conservation areas

Published 21st November 2020 Local residents are being asked to give their views on the Borough’s 14 conservation areas. Southend council has a duty to review existing conservation areas to ensure they are up to date and relevant. New and updated draft ‘conservation area appraisals’ have been prepared as part…

Youth Council take part in ‘Make your Mark’

Published 18th November 2020 Southend Youth Council members are taking part in this year’s virtual Make your Mark voting, organised by the British Youth Council, and so can all other 11-18 year olds in the borough. The Make your Mark campaign, normally organised during September but delayed due to the…

Course to help residents into work in the care sector

Published 17th November 2020 Residents with an interest in starting up a career in the care sector are being urged to register their interest in a successful career-starting project. The Sector Based Work Academy in Care is a joint project between Job Centre Plus, Southend Adult Community College, and Southend-on-Sea…

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