Southend councillor urges golfers to stop after facing verbal attacks
Residents are being urged to stop playing golf and follow government advice on staying home after a councillor said he
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CORONAVIRUS LATEST: Southend cancels council meetings as concerns escalate
A series of Southend Council meetings are to be cancelled to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading to councillors and
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Plan for £2.7million refurbishment of Southend’s crematorium gets the go-ahead
A plan to undertake major improvements to Southend’s crematorium have been given the green light by council leaders. The work
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Southend Council under pressure from government to build more homes
The government is pressuring Southend Council to build more homes or risk developments being given planning permission regardless of the
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Seaway redevelopment to go ahead after Southend Council agrees to continue contract
The £50million plan to build a leisure centre on the Seaway Car Park will continue after Southend Council leaders voted
Read moreSouthend Council approves scheme that could see sprinklers in all tower blocks
Council leaders have agreed to launch a pilot scheme that could lead to all high-rise tower blocks in Southend being
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Southend facing major funding gap as grants are ‘decimated’
The leader of Southend Council says funding from the Government has been decimated and official documents show the authority could
Read moreSouthend senior management team to cost taxpayers almost £2million a year
Nineteen senior managers at Southend Council are to receive salaries that on average exceed £100,000, a new report has revealed.
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Council tenants in Southend to be hit with rent increase
There are fears that a plan to increase council tenant rents in Southend will push the borough’s most vulnerable residents
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Council leaders back Southend budget proposals for 2020
A proposed budget which includes almost a four per cent hike in council tax and a boost in spending on
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