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• Shop local this Small Business Saturday

  Published on Wednesday, 13th November 2019 in Business news

  Local businesses are invited to celebrate Small Business Saturday as part of a national campaign which is designed to encourage shoppers to buy local.

• Innovation plans approved

  

  Published on Wednesday, 13th November 2019 in Planning and Building news

  Plans to build the first dedicated innovation facility for small businesses and startups in the area has been granted planning approval by Rochford District Council.

• Sleigh bells ringing as the Toy Drive comes to town

  

  Published on Tuesday, 12th November 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  With Christmas fast approaching, council elves are preparing for yet another season of goodwill as the annual Toy Drive returns to deliver more joy to local children.

• Are you registered to vote?

  

  Published on Tuesday, 12th November 2019 in About the Council news

  Residents of Southend-on-Sea need to make sure they register to vote by midnight Tuesday 26 November so they can vote in the General Election this December.

• Taxi drivers join us in protecting our children from county lines and child exploitation

  

  Published on Friday, 8th November 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  Taxi drivers across the borough of Southend are being trained to spot the signs of child exploitation, in a programme designed to crack down on county lines activity.

• Challenging the Essex Girl stereotype

  

  Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  A portrait photography and oral history exhibition challenging the stereotypes associated with Essex girls is due to open in Southend.

• Lest we forget – Remembrance Day Service

  

  Published on Monday, 4th November 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Southend-on-Sea’s annual Remembrance Day commemoration takes place on Sunday 10 November at the Southend Cenotaph.

• More support needed to tackle climate change

  

  Published on Friday, 1st November 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  More Government support is needed to help make Southend-on-Sea carbon neutral by 2030, according to the council’s cabinet member for environment.

• Council invests over £5m to continue council housing drive

  

  Published on Friday, 1st November 2019 in Housing news

  Over £5m is being invested to provide more local council housing.

• Decision to be made on second phase of The Forum

  

  Published on Friday, 1st November 2019 in Planning and Building news

  Members of the council’s development control committee will next week make a decision on the development of the second phase of The Forum.

• Hospital bus stops and taxi ranks relocated

  

  Published on Friday, 1st November 2019 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  The bus stops and taxi ranks outside Southend University Hospital have been rearranged to ensure passengers can safely exit the bus.

• Swing low, sweet chariot, coming to support your local town

  

  Published on Friday, 1st November 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  Residents and visitors are being urged to support local businesses whilst supporting the England rugby team for the World Cup Final this weekend.

• Planned November highways works

  

  Published on Thursday, 31st October 2019 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  Up to seven roads across the borough are planned for repairs and resurfacing throughout November as the council continues with its planned winter highways works programme.

• Strategy to protect Essex coastline to be considered

  

  Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  The council’s cabinet is to consider a countywide strategy to protect important natural habitat sites along the Essex coast.

• Queensway kids reveal their images of regeneration

  

  Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2019 in Housing news

  Local children who drew their vision of a future Queensway as part of a competition have been presented with their prizes by the Mayor of Southend-on-Sea.

• Volunteers required to manage Church Winter Night Shelters

  

  Published on Friday, 25th October 2019 in Housing news

  The Southend Church Winter Night Shelter scheme will soon be starting this year’s program. Volunteer managers are needed to ensure the shelters will be available for rough sleepers within the Borough.

• National award for council’s Benefits Team

  

  Published on Friday, 25th October 2019 in Benefits news

  The council’s Benefits Team have been given national recognition as they scooped a national award for their performances and achievements.

• Construction training scheme secures award win

  

  Published on Friday, 25th October 2019 in Housing news

  A South Essex training scheme aiming to secure employment for local people in the construction industry has been recognised at a regional awards ceremony.

• Queensway residents get first look at initial plans for future

  

  Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019 in About the Council news

  Over 40 local residents of the current Queensway estate got a special preview of initial concepts of how the Better Queensway regeneration could take shape in the future.

• Southend measles update

  

  Published on Friday, 18th October 2019 in Health and Wellbeing news

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed the following.

• Education achievements of looked after children celebrated at annual awards

  

  Published on Friday, 18th October 2019 in Schools and Learning news

  Children, their foster families and social workers gathered to celebrate and reward their education achievements at a special annual awards ceremony.

• First glance of Queensway regeneration plans

  

  Published on Friday, 18th October 2019 in About the Council news

  Initial concepts of how the Better Queensway regeneration could take shape will be exhibited at locations around the borough for the public to view from next week.

• Council becomes a hate incident reporting centre

  

  Published on Thursday, 17th October 2019 in About the Council news

  Volunteer hate crime ambassadors have allowed Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Civic Centre to become a hate incident reporting centre.

• ForwardMotion travel roadshows hit south Essex

  

  Published on Wednesday, 16th October 2019 in Events and Leisure news

  ForwardMotion’s travel roadshows will be coming to Southend-on-Sea on 26 October, Grays on 28 October and Basildon on 29 October.

• Businesses encouraged to install free bike hangers

  

  Published on Thursday, 10th October 2019 in Events news

  Businesses in south Essex are being asked to encourage their employees to travel more sustainably by installing cycle hangers on their premises.

• New short stay car park set to open soon

  

  Published on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 in Parking, Travel and Roads news

  Work to create a small new town centre short stay car park on the site of former public toilets is progressing well.

• Southend children attending local grammar schools on the rise

  

  Published on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 in Schools and Learning news

  Over half of Year 7 pupils that started at a Southend-on-Sea grammar school in September live within the Borough, new figures have revealed.

• High school-aged children asked, “Who’s controlling your friends?” in new county lines campaign

  

  Published on Monday, 7th October 2019 in Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Environment news

  We have launched a campaign to give children an understanding of how criminals operate, in their attempts to force children to run drugs and money in, out and around the borough.

• Children say “yes please!” to smoke free school gates

  

  Published on Monday, 7th October 2019 in Health and Wellbeing news

  Primary schoolchildren in Southend-on-Sea are encouraging their grown-ups to stop smoking at the school gates.

• Measles cases in Southend-on-Sea

  

  Published on Friday, 4th October 2019 in Health and Wellbeing news

  Update from Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Public Health England (PHE).