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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Southend Council
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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Seaway could be open in two years say developers
A £50million leisure complex could open by Autumn 2023, developers have hinted. Turnstone Estates, who are behind the Seaway leisure
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Decision imminent on plans for new Southend United stadium
The fate of Southend United’s ambitious plans for a 22,000 seater stadium will be decided “imminently”, councillors have insisted. Council
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“Crying shame” of Southend’s Marine Plaza amid land banking accusations
A derelict Southend seafront site set to be transformed into a plush £100million development has been branded a disgrace and
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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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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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Webinar to provide Southend residents with details of Local Plan
A webinar giving Southend residents the chance to learn about the borough’s new local plan is set to take place
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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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Government stands firm on south Essex housing target
THE Government is pushing ahead with a bid to force councils to build 37,500 homes in south Essex, a councillor
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