Latest news

• Budget to deliver on key priorities is approved

  Published on Friday, 21st February 2020 in About the Council news

  The Council’s revenue budget for 2020/21 and capital budget up to 2024/25 has been approved, offering more care for those that need it, more council housing, road repairs and more trees and greenery.

• Skills development initiatives providing opportunity across Southend

  

  Published on Thursday, 20th February 2020 in About the Council news

  Skills, employment and training initiatives delivered by us and our partners have seen the numbers of young people in training, education and employment rising.

• Plans for transformation of Queensway estate revealed by Porter’s Place LLP

  

  Published on Thursday, 20th February 2020 in Planning and Building news

  Plans to transform the Queensway Estate into a vibrant new place have been revealed by Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP, the joint venture between Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Swan Housing.

• Pilot scheme to ensure safe seaside visits

  

  Published on Wednesday, 19th February 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  Training has begun for volunteers willing to spend their summer holiday weekends making Southend-on-Sea beach a safer place for visitors.

• New website for bulky waste collections

  

  Published on Wednesday, 19th February 2020 in Recycling and Waste news

  Unsure how to get rid of that old three piece suite taking up room in your home? Just bought a new fridge but unable to get the old one down to the local tip?

• Tower block to get sprinklers

  

  Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 in Planning and Building news

  Council owned tower blocks are set to be fitted with sprinkler systems.

• Crematorium set to be refurbished with environment in mind

  

  Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 in Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships news

  Southend-on-Sea’s crematorium is set to be refurbished to ensure a high quality cremation service can continue for the next 25 years.

• Entrance to town centre set for £4m makeover

  

  Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 in About the Council news

  Plans to improve the town-centre end of London Road and Victoria Circus have taken another step forward as two designs are set to be discussed by the council’s cabinet (Tuesday 25 February).

• Not-for-profit energy companies Southend Energy and Robin Hood Energy join forces to fight fuel poverty in the UK

  

  Published on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 in Business news

  After a successful five year partnership with OVO, Southend Energy is excited to announce it has now partnered with Robin Hood Energy, the UK’s first publicly owned energy supplier.

• Local Offer website relaunches

  

  Published on Monday, 17th February 2020 in Children and Families news

  A website has relaunched dedicated to providing important information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

• Town planners share best practise with planners of tomorrow

  

  Published on Monday, 10th February 2020 in Planning and Building news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council welcomed a young town planner to the Civic Centre for the day as part of the Chief Planners of Tomorrow initiative.

• Waste management team cooking with gas following fly-tip prosecution

  

  Published on Monday, 10th February 2020 in Recycling and Waste news

  A local resident has been handed a £380 fine after a gas cooker was fly-tipped on Coleman Street, Southend-on-Sea.

• PlastiCity hits Southend

  

  Published on Monday, 10th February 2020 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Just how much plastic are schools and businesses using and producing in Southend?

• Have your say on culture vision for Southend-on-Sea

  

  Published on Monday, 10th February 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  The council is urging local people to help shape the future of culture and art in the Borough.

• Preparations being made as yellow weather warning in place

  

  Published on Friday, 7th February 2020 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  The council is preparing for Storm Ciara and is urging local people to be aware of the yellow weather warning that has been issued by the Met Office for Sunday.

• Councils win national funding for cycling, walking and public transport initiatives

  

  Published on Friday, 7th February 2020 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  South Essex transport and travel project ForwardMotion has successfully won a £1.1 million government grant to help more residents and organisations who want to change the way they travel.

• Southend Pier gets a winter boost

  

  Published on Wednesday, 5th February 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend Pier has just had its most popular January since records began in 2006.

• Southenders asked to ‘salt’ out names for gritters

  

  Published on Friday, 31st January 2020 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  Every night when the road surface temperatures drop down below freezing, the Veolia gritting teams in Southend are working hard to make sure our roads and pavements are safe in the morning.

• Drug flat shut down using first mandatory possession order

  

  Published on Thursday, 30th January 2020 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  A tenant has been evicted using mandatory grounds for possession for the first time to close down a flat that was being used for County Lines activity.

• Takeaway in a bad Plaice following £3k fine

  

  Published on Thursday, 30th January 2020 in Business news

  A takeaway based in Westcliff has been ordered to pay over £3,000 for failing to dispose of their commercial waste appropriately.

• Research and record your family history

  

  Published on Thursday, 30th January 2020 in Children and Families news

  The Essex Society for Family History will be making a welcome return to The Forum on Saturday 8 February, between 10am and 3pm, for another highly anticipated ‘Family History Drop-in Surgery’.

• Help guide the future of former East Beach café site

  

  Published on Thursday, 23rd January 2020 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  The Council would like to know what local people, visitors and businesses would like to see at the site of the former East Beach café which is owned by the council.

• Active travel initiative launched in south Essex

  

  Published on Monday, 20th January 2020 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  A new active travel challenge has been launched to encourage local residents to try alternative transport methods, such as walking, cycling, or using the bus or train.

• Council remembers victims for Holocaust Memorial Day

  

  Published on Thursday, 16th January 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will once again remember all those who perished or were affected by the Jewish Holocaust on National Holocaust Memorial Day.

• Proposed designs revealed for new pier trains

  

  Published on Tuesday, 14th January 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  New Pier Train designs

• Member of Youth Parliament attends House of Commons and celebrates Make your Mark

  

  Published on Monday, 13th January 2020 in About the Council news

  On Monday 8 November 2019, Southend’s Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) attended a British Youth Council sitting at the House of Commons.

• Wheels in motion for new eco-friendly pier trains

  

  Published on Monday, 13th January 2020 in Events and Leisure news

  New pier trains are on track to be installed in 2021 following the announcement that Severn Lamb have won the contract to design, construct and install them.

• Road and pavement repairs key part of proposed budget

  

  Published on Friday, 10th January 2020 in About the Council news

  Roads and pavements across the borough are set for resurfacing following the inclusion of a further £3.2m in the council’s proposed capital budget.

• Rochford Road northbound closure ahead of The Bell junction work

  

  Published on Thursday, 9th January 2020 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  Access onto Rochford Road northbound from The Bell junction will be prohibited for 12 weeks as diversionary gas works are undertaken as part of The Bell junction improvement works.

• Major investment to be injected into Southend town centre in 2020

  

  Published on Thursday, 9th January 2020 in About the Council news

  Major projects and initiatives to overhaul the open spaces in and around Southend town centre between now and April 2021 are underway.