In an exclusive insider column, an anonymous Southend councillor lifts the lid on the fractures within the council and the administration’s effort to steer the town through the austerity cuts. It’s totally frustrating that we are getting well recognised as a council, shortlisted for Council of the Year and deferred to by other local...
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As the summer heatwave continues, Roger Hadley, Executive Councillor for Children and Learning has urged parents to be wary of health risks to babies. Cllr Hadley (left) said: “It is so important to protect babies and young children in this warm weather, I urge all parents to take note of this advice.” Southend Council...
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A survey carried out between December 2009 and January 2010 by Southend Council has revealed that the town’s elderly feel safer, more mobile and better off financially than they did in 2007. According to the survey, 72% of people aged 55 and over feel that they can travel when and where they like. 81%...
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Southend West Conservative MP David Amess has been re-elected to the Executive Committee of the party’s influential 1922 Committee. The 1922 Committee has an 18-member executive committee. The chairman of this executive oversees the election of new party leaders or votes of confidence in current leaders. The 1922 Committee was the subject of heated...
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Southend Council’s chief executive Rob Tinlin will be presented with an Investors in People certificate at the Civic Centre on 15th July. Investors in People (IIP) is a nationally recognised standard that is awarded to organisations that show excellent people management leading to improved business performance. It is awarded by the UK Commission for...
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Southend Borough Council has released figures that show that the authority is meeting or exceeding many of its corporate priority targets. The targets were set internally as part of the Council’s Corporate Plan for 2009-2012, and the organisation has reached or exceeded 85% of those targets so far. Targets met or exceeded include reducing...
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Paul Collins, Liberal Democrat councillor for Westborough, gave his first report to the Residents Association of Westborough last week. Cllr Collins won the seat in Westborough from Independent Tania Painton in this year’s local election. Cllr Collins used his report to set out his views on Southend Airport, graffiti, council staffing methods and education....
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Liberal Democrat group leader Cllr Graham Longley has hit out at Southend Council’s practice of using interim staff members for extended periods of time. Cllr Longley said that using “long term interims” is “unnacceptable, unwarranted and unsustainable.” Cllr Longley went on to say: “It is accepted that there is a role for interim appointments...
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Southend Council staff will receive new technology from Vodafone One which a spokesman says will lead to better customer service and greater efficiency. Council employees are having a unified communications service implemented, which will mean that fixed, mobile and PC-based communications are integrated and ‘work seamlessly together.’ The Council claims that this will benefit...
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Next week (Monday 14th to Sunday 20th June) is Carers Week, which highlights the work carried out by carers for the ill and disabled. To mark the occasion, the Carers Week Roadshow trailer will be visiting various places in Southend. Carers and others can come and find out more about services available, and meet...
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