Archive for July, 2009

Rochford and Southend East Conservative MP James Duddridge has called for more to be done to attract visitors to museums in the East of England. Mr Duddridge addressed questions to Barbara Follet, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, during a Parliamentary debate yesterday. Mr Duddridge asked to know what the effect of the Government’s Renassaince...
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Neighbours across Southend took part in The Big Lunch, a national event coordinated by The Eden Project. The aim of the Big Lunch was to help neighbours get to know each other and feel part of their communities by throwing street parties. The events were supported by Southend Borough Council, who provided advice on running the...
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Liberal Democrat candidate for the Southend West seat Peter Welch has criticised the police over their presence at a protest over the Southend Airport expansion. Mr Welch was referring to an event last week, where Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Norman Baker had visited the airport to meet residents who oppose the expansion. Police were present during...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess yesterday demanded information on the Government’s next spending review. Mr Amess asked during a Parliamentary debate what steps the Treasury was taking to prepare for the next spending review. Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary at the Treasury, replied: “As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has said, departmental budgets are set until...
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Various toys have been thrown out of prams this week after the implementation of new grown-up keep fit equipment in Priory Park. The equipment, provided by Southend Borough Council and waste disposal contractor Cory Environmental, is designed to be used by adults to excercise with and is free to use. It’s a pretty good idea....
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Labour prospective Parliamentary candidate Kevin Bonavia has raised concerns over how many children from Southend primary schools reach grammar schools in the area. Mr Bonavia has reacted to figures that emerged from Southend Borough Council’s Children and Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee meeting earlier this week. The figures show that 46% of admissions to Southend’s four grammar...
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 Murray Foster, former leader of Southend Borough Council and current Chair of Southend Business Partnership (SBP), has made public his views on the extension of Southend Airport. The SBP has three main functions. First, it aims to improve liaison between the Council, other public sector organisations and private sector business, town centre and tourism interests. Second, the SBP...
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On 19th July, the Eden Project asks the British people to sit down to lunch with their neighbours, in their street, a nearby park or a playground, to remind themselves of all that is great about their communities. Southend Borough Council, through The Big Lunch, has invited and will offer assistance to neighbours to get...
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As the debate over the expansion of Southend Airport goes on, support for the development is beginning to be heard. At a meeting of the Southend Business Partnership, chair Murray Foster presided over a ballot over the future of the airport. 3% of the voters were decidedly against any expansion of the airport. 8% stated that they were...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess has continued his investigation of abortions in the UK. Mr Amess, an outspoken pro-life campaigner, wrote to the Secretary of State for Health how many abortions have been performed in the UK last year where the unborn children in question had cleft lips or palates. Mr Amess received statistics in response...
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