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• Cycle sculpture takes centre stage at Village Green Festival

  Published on Wednesday, 10th July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Students at South Essex College worked with artist Nik Ramage to create a moving sculpture, made of recycled bikes, which will be on display in the ForwardMotion area at the Village Green Festival.

• Parking enforcement to be strengthened

  

  Published on Monday, 22nd July 2019 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  The council is set to bolster its parking enforcement team, following a number of parking measures announced at Full Council last week (Thursday 18 July).

• Councillor welcomes extra town centre police officers

  

  Published on Monday, 22nd July 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Extra police officers to the town centre policing team have been officially welcomed by Southend’s councillor responsible for community safety.

• Replacement pier trains on track

  

  Published on Monday, 22nd July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Plans to replace the ageing train system on the world’s longest pleasure pier are continuing to progress, as the tender process is in full swing.

• Look out for your letter and respond to Household Canvass

  

  Published on Monday, 22nd July 2019 in About the Council news

  As part of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s annual voter registration canvass households will soon be receiving a form. It will ask them to check whether information on the electoral register for tho

• Keeping trees at the forefront of the Council’s environmental agenda

  

  Published on Monday, 22nd July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Cllr Carole Mulroney, cabinet member for environment and planning, has stated the Council’s tree policy very clearly following concerns over the removal of a number of mature trees in the town.

• All hands on decks as The Skatey McSkateface officially opens

  

  Published on Friday, 19th July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Residents and visitors are invited to have a wheelie good time at Southend’s newest skatepark – The Skatey McSkateface.

• Project to increase commercial plastic recycling launches in Southend

  

  Published on Friday, 19th July 2019 in Environment news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is pleased to announce the successful launch of a new commercial plastic recycling project.

• One-hour parking to return to Southend town centre

  

  Published on Friday, 19th July 2019 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  One-hour parking is set to return to Southend town centre car parks, Southend-on-Sea’s leading councillor responsible for transport has announced.

• New Youth Mayor and Member of Youth Parliament elected

  

  Published on Friday, 19th July 2019 in About the Council news

  Southend Youth Council has elected their new Youth Mayor and Member of Youth Parliament, with both serving in office until March 2020.

• Dutch sea cadets to dock at Southend Pier

  

  Published on Thursday, 18th July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  The Mayor of Southend will welcome sea cadets from The Netherlands and Belgium when they stop off at Southend next week.

• Community safety patrol team on the beat

  

  Published on Thursday, 18th July 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  The Community Safety Patrol Team dealt with 78 anti-social behaviour incidents during June, according to latest statistics.

• Council removes benches to tackle anti-social behaviour

  

  Published on Thursday, 18th July 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will be temporarily removing benches from a street in Thorpe Bay following escalating anti-social behaviour.

• Visitors pleased as Punch for return of puppet festival

  

  Published on Tuesday, 16th July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Come down to Southend Pier on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August to see some iconic British slapstick comedy in the 31st Southend Pier Puppet Festival.

• Volunteering project celebrates 10th birthday

  

  Published on Thursday, 11th July 2019 in Jobs and Volunteering news

  A leading UK volunteering charity will be celebrating 10 years of supporting local families in Southend at an event in Southend.

• Resident faces £1,550 bill for failing to comply with ‘Untidy Site Notice’

  

  Published on Thursday, 11th July 2019 in Planning and Building news

  A local resident faces a £1,550 bill following a legal dispute with the council regarding a fire-damaged property in Chalkwell.

• Mayor to raise rainbow flag to mark start of Southend Pride week

  

  Published on Thursday, 11th July 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend’s Mayor will raise the rainbow flag outside the Civic Centre this Friday in recognition of the start of the weeklong Southend Pride celebrations.

• ParkLives Southend returns for more free fitness fun

  

  Published on Wednesday, 10th July 2019 in Events news

  Southend children, young people and families can look forward to a summer of free weekly outdoor activities again, thanks to the return of the Council’s popular ParkLives Southend programme.

• Plans submitted for The Forum 2

  

  Published on Tuesday, 9th July 2019 in Planning and Building news

  A planning application for The Forum 2, the second collaborative development between Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and South Essex College, has been submitted.

• Airport Business Park Southend beginning to take shape

  

  Published on Monday, 8th July 2019 in Business news

  Work is progressing quickly at Southend-on-Sea’s new Airport Business Park, with Readie Construction now breaking ground for phase 2 infrastructure and enabling works.

• Awards event for local mentoring project students

  

  Published on Wednesday, 3rd July 2019 in Schools and Learning news

  A local mentoring project will be celebrating the success of its pupils at an upcoming event in Southend.

• Parents asked, can you see the signs?

  

  Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  No-one ever thinks their child could become embroiled with drugs, gangs and knives so an information event has been arranged to educate parents to see the signs.

• Councillors to consider measures to tackle anti-social behaviour

  

  Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 in About the Council news

  Senior councillors are to consider proposals to help tackle anti-social behaviour, aggressive begging and street-drinking at a meeting of cabinet next week (Cabinet, 8 July, agenda item 3).

• Changes proposed to council’s corporate management team

  

  Published on Monday, 1st July 2019 in About the Council news

  The council’s cabinet will discuss proposals to make changes to the council’s corporate management team next week (Cabinet, Monday 8 July, agenda item 4).

• ForwardMotion asks south Essex to get on board for ‘Catch the Bus Week’

  

  Published on Monday, 1st July 2019 in Environment news

  From the 1st to the 7th of July, ForwardMotion is encouraging people across south Essex to swap one car journey for a ride on a public bus, as part of Catch the Bus Week 2019.

• Plans in place for sun and fun-soaked Southend-on-Sea

  

  Published on Friday, 28th June 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and its partners are once again putting plans in place for a sunny weekend, with temperatures expected to reach up to 30 degrees on Saturday.

• Councillors seek reassurance over plans for health care changes

  

  Published on Friday, 28th June 2019 in Health and Wellbeing news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has issued a response to a letter suggesting that parts of a plan to change health care in the area will be implemented ahead of a decision by the Secretary of State.

• Excitement grows as garden festival h-edges closer

  

  Published on Thursday, 27th June 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  For the tenth year running, the council will be displaying a garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, and now they need your support to add to the impressive RHS medal collection.

• Council property acquisitions could fund housing regeneration

  

  Published on Wednesday, 26th June 2019 in Housing news

  Councillors have agreed to spend £4.3m buying private properties for use as council housing, and create a revolving investment fund to deliver a pipeline of housing regeneration projects for Southend.

• New administration adds priorities to future plans

  

  Published on Tuesday, 25th June 2019 in About the Council news

  The council’s new joint administration has confirmed its priorities for the future, including a new focus on housing, community safety and the environment.