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No rise in council tax, money to continue lighting the borough’s streets through the night and investment in new facilities

Council leaders back Southend budget proposals for 2020

A proposed budget which includes almost a four per cent hike in council tax and a boost in spending on

James Duddridge set out the government’s post-Brexit vision for local fishermen – such as those in Southend – on Thursday

A newly elected MP, who won the seat of South West Hertfordshire last month, will remain an Essex county councillor,

Plans to introduce dog mess DNA testing that can catch out owners who don’t pick up after their pets have

Southend Council is to begin using ‘gender neutral’ language after the policy faced accusations of censorship and comparisons to controlling language

The leader of Southend’s Conservative group has accused the council of “pushing anti-Conservative messages” by ‘liking’ a tweet about a

John Whittingdale (Con) 36,304 Stephen Capper (Lab) 6,263 Colin Baldy (LibDem) 5,990 Janet Band (Green) 1,851 Conservative majority: 30,041

John Cruddas (Lab) 19,468 Damian White (Con) 19,175 Tom Bewick (Brexit) 2,887 Sam Fisk (LibDem) 1,182 Azzees Minott (Green) 602

Wes Streeting (Lab) 25,323 Howard Berlin (Con) 20,105 Mark Johnson (LibDem) 2,680 Neil Anderson (Brexit) 960 David Reynolds (Green) 845