Queensway review rejected
A bid to review the road scheme at the heart of the £575million Queensway project in Southend which will create
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Cllr Tony Cox
Queensway underpass plans slammed for “staggering incompetence” after wording mistakes
Controversial plans to fill in the Queensway underpass in Southend may have been signed off by mistake, with Tory councillors
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Southend Tories accused of misleading residents over use of green belt land
A complaint has been lodged over a letter sent out to Shoebury residents accusing Conservative councillors of lying over the
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Commons briefing offers glimmer of hope on housing targets
A “glimmer of hope” that Southend may be able to reduce its 23,500 target for house building over the next
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Southend museums being “starved” claims union
SOUTHEND Council has come under fire for not manning its museum service during the school summer holidays. The Central Museum
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Independent probe of SEND provision in Southend
Parents in Southend are too terrified of “having their children taken away” to speak out about their problems at home,
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Failure to find chief executive blamed on “toxicity” within Southend Council
Southend Council failed in its recent bid to appoint a new chief executive because of a “toxic” atmosphere, its deputy
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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 leisure centres slammed for not reopening immediately after lockdown
Bosses behind Southend’s leisure centres have come under fire for failing to re-open sites immediately after lockdown, despite a £1.5million
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Councillors to hold talks with housing minister over threat to Southend green belt land
Southend councillors have secured talks with housing minister Robert Jenrick over a threat to green belt land because of Government
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