Council seeks feedback on Southend City Centre Strategy
Southend Council is looking for residents’ views on its City Centre Strategy. The £120,000 strategy will draw up plans for
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Cllr Tony Cox
Troubled school transport service for special needs children in Southend facing axe
A transport service for schoolchildren with special needs in Southend may be scrapped, after a report found a series of
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Southend estate regeneration facing delay days after announcement that work would start within weeks
A major Southend regeneration scheme could be delayed by another nine months – just days after council bosses said it
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Southend beach barbecues facing ban
BARBECUES could be off the menu this summer as Southend City Council looks to outlaw cooking on all Southend beaches
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Tories block Southend city logo consultation
Southend residents are unlikely to have a say on a new city logo until after the May elections, following a
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Southend Tory leader refuses to accept complaint panel judgement
Southend’s Conservative leader has been ordered to undergo training after a panel of councillors upheld a complaint accusing him of
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Council rejects Kursaal regeneration call
Southend Council has rejected calls to spend £10 million from its kitty to help re-open the Kursaal on Southend seafront.
Read moreSouthend Tories face code of conduct accusation
Southend Tories have been accused of “disregarding” a code of conduct intended to ensure high standards in public office. At
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Southend Council leader survives second vote of no confidence
The leader of Southend Council and his administration have survived a second no confidence vote brought by the town’s Conservative
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Pedestrianisation plan could create ‘perfect storm’ of traffic gridlock
Plans to partly pedestrianise Southend seafront are being drawn up by council chiefs – on the basis of just 116
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