Council secures £4million+ for a Greener, Better Queensway

Published 4th August 2020 Southend is to receive over £4million from central government to power the Better Queensway project with a modern, efficient electric heating system and roll out electric vehicle charging points across the town centre. The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has announced that Better Queensway –…

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Library ‘Click & Collect’ service to begin

Published 1st July 2020 We are pleased to tell residents that they can pick up their favourite novels and other books and audiobooks through a new ‘Click and Collect’ service starting on Monday 6th July. The service will allow residents to make use of the libraries once again whilst the…

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Many rough sleepers now in permanent homes

Published 30th June 2020 Almost 50 former rough sleepers have now been settled in permanent accommodation following on from temporary housing during coronavirus. On 23rd March the Government issued a directive to all local authorities to temporarily house all rough sleepers during the pandemic to keep them safe. In just…

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‘Southend Safe’ scheme launched

Published 28th June 2020 Southend Safe – a scheme designed to help the hospitality and leisure sector operate safely as they begin to re-open – has been launched. The scheme encourages business servicing the tourism and hospitality sector to apply for a Southend Safe kite mark to show they meet…

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Southend Pier to re-open

Published 26th June 2020 Southend’s iconic pier is to re-open with a number of social distancing and cleaning measures in place to keep visitors safe and well. The world’s longest pleasure pier has been out of use since lockdown for the Coronavirus pandemic began back in March. With further easing…

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More funding for care homes

Published 19th June 2020 Following the government’s announced multi-million pound funding for infection and prevention control measures in care homes, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has outlined how the money will be spent. A total of £2,734,683 has been allocated to Southend-on-Sea and 75% of the cash will go directly to the…

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Discretionary Business Grants Scheme Launched – help for more local small businesses

Published 16th June 2020 Eligible local businesses who did not qualify for a small business or retail, hospitality and leisure grant are being encouraged to apply for a discretionary grant payment to support them during the coronavirus pandemic. The discretionary grants are aimed at small and micro businesses: with relatively…

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‘Shop Local, Shop Safe’ as retail returns

Published 11th June 2020 A ‘Shop Local, Shop Safe’ campaign has been launched ahead of the wider re-opening of shops on Monday 15 June. Over recent weeks Southend Business Improvement District (BID), councillors and officers from Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Leigh Town Council, the seafront traders association, Essex Chambers of Commerce…

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Helping the homeless into long-term homes

Published 26th May 2020 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.…

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Seafront update

  Updated 1.30pm bank holiday Monday, 23rd May 2020 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…

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