‘Farce’ council meeting cost Southend taxpayers more than £500
A council meeting that was branded a “farce” and a waste of taxpayers’ money cost more than £500, new figures
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Councillors told ‘Southend deserves a better class of politics’ as Seaway row continues
A councillor has told rivals that residents deserve ‘a better class of politics’ after revealing cancelling a leisure complex on
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Bid to gag Southend councillors over probe into bribery allegation
Southend councillors have been told not to speak to the press or comment on social media about calls to investigate
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Southend Tories rally behind leader over calls for chief exec investigation
Senior Conservative councillors have rallied behind the leader of their party over calls to investigate the conduct of the council’s
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Former Southend council leader slams bribery probe as politically motivated
A former Southend Council leader was at the centre of a bribery probe when he took on the top job,
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More than 100 councils benefit from money to tackle rogue landlords – but Southend fails to bid
The government has handed a share of £4million to councils across the country to tackle rogue landlords, but it has
Read moreSenior Southend councillor accuses media team of election bias over Tweet
The leader of Southend’s Conservative group has accused the council of “pushing anti-Conservative messages” by ‘liking’ a tweet about a
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Row over ‘sexist’ comment made in Southend Council meeting leads to formal complaints
Two formal complaints have been made about members of Southend Council after a meeting on gender neutral language descended into
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Southend Council discussion of gender-neutral language erupts into row
What started as a discussion over a new council policy that will remove gender-specific titles in Southend Council erupted into
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Documents reveal Southend councillors angry over plans to scrap underpass were responsible for approving it
Councillors who have publicly criticised new plans to scrap the busy Queensway dual carriageway underpass were responsible for approving it,
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