From free parking to fireworks: 7 reasons to love Southend this festive season
Southend-on-Sea is set to sparkle this festive season with a fantastic line-up of activities and events for residents and visitors alike.
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Neighbourhood Board to be set up to share £20 million Civic Pride fund across Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness has been selected to receive up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade through the Government's Pride in Place Programme.
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Southchurch Business Expo 2025 celebrates local enterprise and collaboration
Southend-on-Sea City Council is celebrating the success of this year's Southchurch Business Expo.
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Southend Libraries secures funding to bring stories to life for local families
Southend Libraries has received national funding to launch an exciting new three-year project, helping families bring books to life at home.
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Council stands with Jewish community following Manchester attack
Southend-on-Sea City Council is horrified by the violent attack on a synagogue in Manchester yesterday, which took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
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Unlicensed Southend HMO leads to £21k court fines after Council action
Southend-on-Sea City Council has successfully prosecuted two property companies for operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with serious safety breaches.
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£45,000 of illegal goods seized in Southend High Street crackdown
The Council’s Trading Standards team has led a major enforcement operation on the city's High Street, seizing thousands of pounds of illegal products from shops, vehicles and storage sites.
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Southend-on-Sea City Council stops £294,000 school admissions fraud in crackdown on false applications
The Council is taking firm action against parents who attempt to cheat the school admissions system by providing false information, particularly fake addresses, to secure places at popular schools.
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'Free.Accessible.Essential': Period products now available in Southend-on-Sea City Council venues
Southend's new Red Relief scheme is making free period products available in 9 council-owned venues across the city, as part of a two-year trial.
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Council urges residents to follow 'Rocket O'Clock' as Southend's autumn fireworks season begins
Southend-on-Sea City Council is reminding residents to celebrate responsibly this autumn with its Rocket O’Clock campaign, which encourages safe and considerate use of fireworks.
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Majority of Council Leaders in Essex give public backing to keeping 'local government as local as possible'
Ten Council Leaders in Essex, have demonstrated their firm and joint, public support for the creation of five new unitary authorities across Greater Essex to replace the current 15 councils.
