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Unlicensed Southend HMO leads to £21k court fines after Council action
Southend-on-Sea City Council has successfully prosecuted two property companies for operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with serious safety breaches.
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£45,000 of illegal goods seized in Southend High Street crackdown
The Council’s Trading Standards team has led a major enforcement operation on the city's High Street, seizing thousands of pounds of illegal products from shops, vehicles and storage sites.
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Southend-on-Sea City Council stops £294,000 school admissions fraud in crackdown on false applications
The Council is taking firm action against parents who attempt to cheat the school admissions system by providing false information, particularly fake addresses, to secure places at popular schools.
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Southend City Fireworks are back and lighting up the skies once again, running from Saturday 27 September to Saturday 15 November 2025.
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