Unpaid Southend council tax and business rate bills reach more than £5million
More than £5million in taxes have not been collected by Southend Council since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it
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Cllr Ian Gilbert
Southend Council leader says authority can afford half a million on extra staffing despite £10m funding gap
Half a million pounds is set to be spent each year on employing extra staff members at Southend Council despite
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Staff shortages leave Southend’s counter fraud team struggling to handle growing number of cases
A backlog of almost 100 fraud cases and struggles to employ enough investigators has left Southend Council’s counter fraud team
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‘Largest regeneration project in Southend’s history’ moves forward as plans are submitted to council
The biggest regeneration project in Southend’s history could have planning permission by the beginning of 2021, bringing more than 1,750
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Southend Council bosses ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with county council plan to shake-up governance
Members of Southend’s cabinet have expressed serious concerns about Essex County Council’s plan to have all district and county councils
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Southend Council hoping to build up to 12 homes on Lundy Close despite objections
After more than a year of controversy council bosses have said they will move ahead with plans to build homes
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Coronavirus scuppers Southend specialist college plan – now money needs to be paid back
The council did everything it could to stop the £18million plan for a new specialist college in the heart of
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Residents furious after Southend Council reveals 18 homes could be built on Lundy Close
Residents have slammed Southend Council for housing plans that could see up to 18 homes built on an estate which
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Southend Council promises no one on Balmoral Estate will be forced into hotels during essential maintenance work
Council bosses have promised that residents in three tower blocks in Westcliff will not be forced into hotels during essential
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As unemployment rate peaks Southend councillors fear the situation could soon get ‘considerably worse’
Unemployment has hit its highest level in decades and councillors fear the worst could still be to come as Government
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