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Council commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 with service and tree planting ceremony
Southend came together this weekend to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2025, reflecting on the theme “For a Better Future” and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Council promotes cervical health during cervical cancer awareness month
Southend-on-Sea City Council's Public Health Team is urging young people aged 12 to 25 to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to protect against cervical cancer.
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Southend celebrates Alan Sorrell: new exhibition at Beecroft Art Gallery
The Council is pleased to announce Alan Sorrell: Nubia, a free exhibition at the Beecroft Art Gallery, celebrating the work of renowned artist Alan Sorrell (1904 to 1974).
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Council urges pensioners to claim Pension Credit and access winter support
Southend-on-Sea City Council is urging all pensioners to check if they are eligible for Pension Credit, as many are still missing out on this vital support.
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'For a Better Future' - Southend-on-Sea remembers Holocaust victims and survivors
Join us for our annual service of commemoration to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Discover Southend’s fascinating heritage on foot
The council is encouraging residents and visitors to explore the city’s fascinating heritage trails.
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Councils ask to participate in devolution priority programme
Essex County Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council and Thurrock Council have agreed to work together to seek momentous change in the way local government operates in Essex.
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Southend ranks second in country for carer satisfaction in adult social care survey
The Council has achieved notable success in the national 2023/24 Adult Social Care Outcome Framework (ASCOF).
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Council secures conviction in fraud case linked to loss of £360,000 housing project funds
The Council’s Counter Fraud and Investigation Team has secured another significant conviction, bringing a fraudster to justice for forgery linked to a European-funded housing project.
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2,990 children benefit from the Council’s Toy Drive
2990 local children will have received a Christmas present thanks to the generosity of residents who donated gifts to Southend-on-Sea City Council’s annual Toy Drive.
