Southend councillors back city status bid
Councillors have unanimously thrown their weight behind Southend’s city status bid in the hope it will raise the town’s profile
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Cllr Ian Gilbert
Southend prepares to welcome Afghan refugees
Southend will welcome refugees from Afghanistan with open arms and have agreed to take in 27 unaccompanied children, councillors have
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Conservation area plan set to go ahead for Southend’s “second high street”
Plans to turn part of Southend’s “second high street” into a conservation area are set to go ahead. Southend Council
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Discussions to begin on purchase of Queensway properties
Discussions are set to be begin between residents and Southend Council over the compulsory purchase of Queensway properties. Residents in
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Southend in bid for city status
Southend is in a prime position to become the UK’s official “City by the Sea” with a bold campaign set
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Southend Council admin job cuts decision in October
A decision on a jobs reshuffle at Southend Council won’t be made until October. The council is in the middle
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A trade union says a jobs reshuffle at Southend Council to save £1million a year will result in more job
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Selling off or leasing out Southend Civic Centre a possibility
Southend’s Civic Centre could be sold off or leased to private companies because the council’s 1,300-strong workforce will largely continue
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Expletives fly as Southend meeting descends into the gutter over future of councils
A TORY leader was allegedly told to f*** off by a Labour rival as a council meeting in Southend descended
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Southend seafront car parks to reopen from March 29
Following the Government’s announcement of its roadmap out of lockdown, Southend Council plans to reopen all Southend seafront car parks
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