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News published May 2019

• Family fun-day to highlight the importance of safety

  

  Published 24th May 2019

  Youngsters will be able to explore emergency vehicles while their parents learn important safety tips at a family-friendly fun-day.

• Encouraging improvements in water quality at Leigh Bell Wharf

  

  Published 24th May 2019

  New water quality tests carried at Leigh Bell Wharf are showing continued improvement, with only very low levels of bacteria detected in the latest results.

• Green-fingered thieves target local park

  

  Published 23rd May 2019

  The council’s parks team is urging residents to be vigilant after brazen thieves have stolen over 116 shrub plants from Priory Park over the last two weeks.

• Plans in place for busy bank holiday on Southend’s seafront

  

  Published 22nd May 2019

  With fair weather forecast for the bank holiday weekend, the town is gearing up for another welcome influx of day-trippers.

• Actions agreed to improve services for special educational needs and disabilities

  

  Published 22nd May 2019

  Plans have been formally agreed to address concerns relating to the quality of services delivered to children in Southend-on-Sea with special educational needs and disabilities.

• Extra funding to help homeless people

  

  Published 22nd May 2019

  Extra funding has been given by central Government to help homeless people within Southend-on-Sea.

• Design Your Neighbourhood exhibition comes to Focal Point Gallery

  

  Published 20th May 2019

  A local competition aimed at gauging school children’s views on their ideal future neighbourhood in Southend will be displayed in an exhibition at the Focal Point Gallery.

• Warning over bogus gardeners

  

  Published 17th May 2019

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is warning local residents to be vigilant against bogus callers purporting to be from the council and offering tree cutting and removal services.

• The Rock Garden to reopen at The Shrubbery

  

  Published 17th May 2019

  Work to landscape part of a former seafront landmark is nearing completion.

• Skatepark construction underway whilst council seek public’s help to name park

  

  Published 16th May 2019

  The hotly-anticipated construction of a new skate park in Southend will begin today (Thursday 16 May) with Maverick Skateparks moving onto the site at Warrior Square to begin the build.

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