Labour candidate supports ASDA staff in contracts row
Ashley Dalton, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Rochford and Southend East has urged Asda management to withdraw unfair new contracts. Asda
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Southend councillor speaks of ‘scandal’ as residents left with unpaid bills by property management company
The leader of Southend Council has promised to write to the secretary of state after it was revealed that a
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Southend Council meeting descends into chaos
Political rows dominated Southend’s council chamber as elected councillors argued over who is to blame for past decisions rather than
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Labour councillors call on Southend Council to ban ‘gendered language’ and references to people’s marital status
TWO Labour councillors have called on Southend Council’s staff to adopt gender-neutral language and be banned from referencing people’s marital
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Southend Labour councillors call for action to challenge violence against women
TWO Southend Labour councillors want all councillors and civil servants to take a pledge that they will ‘never commit, excuse
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MP welcomes Boris’ new Brexit deal
Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has issued a statement regarding the deal struck between the EU
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Former Southend Council leader alarmed after discovering staff borrowed £10million without informing councillors
The former leader of Southend Council has expressed shock after discovering that while he was in administration council staff took
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Backtrack on Seaway parking sparks backlash
A Conservative councillor has credited his colleagues for admitting they got things wrong when signing a deal for the proposed
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Talks to solve rift between Southend councillors and officers
The chief executive of Southend council has been asked to launch an investigation into why fierce arguments have erupted between
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Southend’s ambition to go carbon neutral by 2030 delayed after Tories call for more scrutiny
A ‘climate emergency’ declaration with the bold ambition of having Southend go carbon neutral by 2030 could face more than
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