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• Winners for Southend 2018 Design Awards announced

  Published on Friday, 22nd June 2018 in Planning and Building news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 Southend Design Awards.

• “Coaches Welcome” in Southend

  

  Published on Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Events news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has launched a new “Coaches Welcome” scheme to provide free parking and a welcome reception for coaches bringing visitors to the town.

• Southend Careers and Skills Fair comes to Park Inn Palace!

  

  Published on Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Local businesses and skill providers are coming together to put on a careers and skills fair at the Park Inn by Radisson Palace next month.

• MoveOut! billed as the MOST fun you can have after work in Southend!

  

  Published on Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Move Out!, a new programme which has been developed by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, gives people the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors with nothing but nostalgic fun and games!

• See Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Forum Big Screen

  

  Published on Wednesday, 20th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is delighted to announce that, the Big Screen at The Forum will be showing Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on Thursday 12 July.

• Take a walk around Southchurch Park Lake on new-look path

  

  Published on Tuesday, 19th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is pleased to announce that the pathway surrounding Southchurch Park Lake has been refurbished and is now open for public use.

• Work begins on four new seafront shelters at City Beach

  

  Published on Tuesday, 19th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Work has begun on building four colourful new sun shelters on Southend’s City Beach to give residents and visitors an attractive new area to relax.

• Architect announced for new artists’ studios

  

  Published on Friday, 15th June 2018 in Planning and Building news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Focal Point Gallery are proud to announce that NeobardBurnson Architects have been appointed to transform the former Beecroft Art Gallery into a complex of studios.

• Syrian resettlement programme set to be extended

  

  Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Councillors will hear next week about the major success of its local response to the Syrian refugee crisis, along with plans to allow more families to settle locally in the future.

• New sports facility set for town centre

  

  Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  A new wheeled sports facility is set to be developed in central Southend, following a wide ranging public consultation into three possible sites.

• Central funding secured to help tackle rough sleeping

  

  Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Events news

  The Council has successfully bid for £425,000 of Government funding to help tackle rough sleeping across the Borough.

• Crematorium helps raise £5000 for Havens Hospices

  

  Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018 in Births, Marriages and Deaths news

  A unique recycling scheme that recycles the metal from orthopaedic implants following cremations has helped the Council to raise £5000 for Havens Hospices in Southend-on-Sea.

• Work starts on more affordable council housing

  

  Published on Wednesday, 13th June 2018 in Housing news

  Construction of 16 new council homes has started in Rochford Road and Audleys Close.

• Yet more good news for Southend Pier

  

  Published on Wednesday, 13th June 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea’s crown jewel, the world’s longest pleasure pier, has been awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for receiving consistently positive reviews from its visitors.

• Plan to reduce air pollution in Southend

  

  Published on Tuesday, 12th June 2018 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has today (12 June 2018) published its proposals to reduce air pollution in the Borough over the next three years.

• Boost to community safety resources proposed

  

  Published on Tuesday, 12th June 2018 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  The Council is set to significantly expand its community safety team, with a proposal to invest £250,000 to recruit 6 new members of staff.

• Finale concert in Southend series

  

  Published on Tuesday, 12th June 2018 in Events news

  Tickets are now on sale for the finale of the current Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Concert Series, on Friday 22 June, where international acclaimed Baroque Quartet ‘Red Priest’ will be performing.

• Better Queensway consultation findings published

  

  Published on Thursday, 7th June 2018 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  Findings from the Better Queensway consultation, where members of the local community were invited to have their say on proposals for regenerating the Queensway area have been published.

• Tobacco and alcohol seized in Southend

  

  Published on Tuesday, 5th June 2018 in Business news

  An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Southend uncovered more than 35,000 cigarettes, seven kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 1,358 litres of alcohol.

• Southend Libraries launches 'Reading Well for mental health' with titles by Matt Haig, Sathnam Sanghera and Ruby Wax

  

  Published on Tuesday, 5th June 2018 in Libraries news

  The “life-saving” 2018 ‘Reading Well for mental health’ titles by The Reading Agency and Society of Chief Librarians were announced today at a flagship event at the Wellcome Trust (5 June).

• Are you considering a grammar school for your child?

  

  Published on Monday, 4th June 2018 in Schools and Learning news

  Local children currently in Year 5 are urged to consider one of Southend’s grammar schools as a place for them to grow and flourish in the future.

• Read stories. Build empathy. Make a better world.

  

  Published on Friday, 1st June 2018 in Libraries news

  EmpathyLab has announced that 12th June 2018 will be National Empathy Day.

• South Essex Councils set out vision for region’s growth

  

  Published on Friday, 1st June 2018 in About the Council news

  Councils across South Essex have agreed a common approach to supporting the development of housing and key infrastructure over the next twenty years.

• Busiest May on record for Southend Pier

  

  Published on Thursday, 31st May 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  There were more visitors to Southend Pier than any other May since official records began in 2006, figures have shown.

• Four new seafront shelters for City Beach

  

  Published on Thursday, 31st May 2018 in Events news

  Four colourful new sun shelters are to be built on Southend’s City Beach to give residents and visitors an attractive new area to relax and eat.

• Council and partners prepare for RHS Hampton Court Flower show

  

  Published on Thursday, 31st May 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Early Help, Family Support and Youth Offending Service have begun preparations for the 2018 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, where they will exhibit a garden for the ninth year running.

• Litter and parking preparations in place for bumper bank holiday

  

  Published on Friday, 25th May 2018 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and its partners are putting arrangements in place to ensure day-trippers and residents enjoy another welcome bank holiday weekend.

• Council welcomes return of popular seafront bus service

  

  Published on Friday, 25th May 2018 in Events news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s tourism boss has welcomed news that a popular open-top bus service will return to the Southend’s seafront after a successful first year of operation.

• Fostering information sessions commence in Southend-on-Sea

  

  Published on Friday, 18th May 2018 in Fostering news

  Can you foster a local child? Foster homes are urgently needed for children across the Borough, from Leigh-on-Sea through to Shoeburyness.

• Blue Flag beach success

  

  Published on Thursday, 17th May 2018 in Environment news

  Three of Southend-on-Sea’s beaches have received the prestigious Blue Flag, with all seven awarded the ‘Seaside Award’, Keep Britain Tidy have announced today.