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Southend Borough Council Draft Budget for 2018 Released

January 12, 2018 by Joanna

New radio equipment in Southend to help reduce local crime

December 20, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

The Borough’s former CCTV radio system has been replaced with a new, digital system.

The Borough’s former CCTV radio system has been replaced with a new, digital system

December 20, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

More than 15,000 users have registered for Southend-on-Sea’s new free public WiFi network, providing an extra boost for retail and leisure businesses in the all-important run up to Christmas.

Secondary school places set to be provided through expansion programme

December 11, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Plans to deliver increased secondary school places from 2018 onwards are set to be fully delivered through expansions at existing secondary schools, rather than the building of a new school.

Small Business Saturday coming to Southend

December 11, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea businesses are invited to celebrate Small Business Saturday on Saturday 2 December, as part of a national campaign which is designed to encourage shoppers to buy local.

Business owners needed to help shape careers programme

November 28, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

The council are calling for local businesses volunteers to become Enterprise Advisors as part of a national project to inspire and prepare young people for the world of employment.

Extra session for schools consultation

November 28, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

An extra open drop-in session is to be held next week as part of the ongoing public consultation on local school admission arrangements

Jail for illegal tobacco seller

November 27, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

A Southend businessman who sold unsafe illegal tobacco has been jailed after a raid by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Trading Standards officers.

Bathing waters sustain quality ratings

November 16, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea’s bathing waters have once again received a positive boost as the water quality at seven of our eight beaches has been rated as “Excellent” or “Good”.

Skills and labour consultation ‘Ambition Southend’ a strategy for the future

November 13, 2017 by SBC

Southend-on-Sea residents are being called on to give their views to help shape a strategy being developed to improve the skills and local economy.

Gasworks site opened for temporary Saturday parking

November 9, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

The former gasworks site on Eastern Esplanade, recently purchased by the council as a long-term regeneration project site, has opened as a temporary car park to provide additional seafront capacity for the next two Saturday nights.

Briefing to help businesses fly high

November 8, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

The final Southend Business Partnership briefing of the year is taking place on Thursday 16 November.

Snow wardens wanted for the nitty-gritty of winter roads

November 8, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council are offering free gritting equipment to the first 100 people who attend the Council’s new salt depot on Saturday 18 November and sign the Snow Warden’s pledge.

11 plus campaign passes the test

November 8, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

The council’s recent 11 plus campaign has proven a major success, with more local children registering for and passing the test compared to the year before.

Lest we forget – Remembrance Day Service

November 7, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea’s annual Remembrance Day commemoration takes place at 11am Sunday 12 November at the Cenotaph on Clifftown Parade.

Councillors consider Southend’s low-carbon achievements

November 6, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is on track to make annual savings of £700k and 3.5k tonnes of CO2 through a range of pioneering energy and sustainability projects that aim to establish Southend as a Low Carbon City by 2020.

Formal consultation on school admission arrangements starts

November 6, 2017 by Southend Borough Council

Formal public consultation on school admission arrangements for community and some Academy and Foundation primary schools from September 2019 onwards has started and will run until 15 December 2017.

Southend-on-Sea unveils mini robot to help transform its social care services and inspire next generation

October 23, 2017 by Leigh-on-sea.com

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council introduces Pepper, a state of the art child-size robot designed to help transform the way it delivers social care services to its local community.

Formal consultation on school admission arrangements to start

October 16, 2017 by Leigh-on-sea.com

School admission arrangements for primary schools from September 2019 onwards will go to formal public consultation from 6 November to 15 December 2017.

Impressive set of GCSE results confirmed

October 15, 2017 by Leigh-on-sea.com

GCSE statistics published today showed the borough again performed above the national average in all headline performance measures.