CouncilBust Development

Here at Councilbust.com we’re delighted to say that our partner site, Longpier.com has completed a successful relaunch and is looking better than ever. The revamped site has a great new design, and a whole host of feature writers, including Leigh-on-Sea celebrity Phil Jupitus. I will be writing specials for Longpier.com: you can read the latest...
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Councilbust.com has been redesigned. The new layout is designed to allow readers to see more of our content without endless scrolling, and to look more like a newspaper than a simple blog. What do you think of the new image? Did you prefer the old one? Do you have suggestions for how to improve the...
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Councilbust.com is now proud to offer fantastic advertising options for competitive prices. Founded just over a year ago, Councilbust.com has grown by leaps and bounds, and is now a major player in local political reporting. The site attracts a high volume of traffic every day and excellent rates of interaction with users. With elections fast approaching,...
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Here at Councilbust.com, we are delighted to welcome James Harrod, editor of Longpier.com, to our the team of contributors. Longpier.com provides Southenders with news and sports for Southend, complete with video and audio coverage. As part of this working partnership, you can also read exclusive political analysis from Councilbust.com editor Rachel Charman at Longpier.com.
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Ahead of the excitement of the general election, Councilbust.com is creating a series of podcasts featuring interviews with the prospective Parliamentary candidates for Southend’s seats. This week, Councilbust.com editor Rachel Charman interviews Julian Ware-Lane (Castlepoint, Lab), Kevin Bonavia (Rochford and Southend East, Lab), and Peter Welch (Southend West, Lib Dem) to talk political apathy, youth...
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In order to provide even better news and features on Southend politics, Councilbust.com is currently being revamped. News content will continue to appear, but the layout of the site may change slightly. Please bear with us, and feel free to send site suggestions to us at councilbust@gmail.com.
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The results of a poll conducted by Councilbust.com reveal overwhelming support from the site’s readers for the proposed expansion of Southend airport. In a public, online poll of 100 respondents, the response was generally positive about the proposed expansion plans, which have been strongly opposed by some local residents. 89% of respondents agreed that the expansion...
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CouncilBust thrives on debate and participation. As a result, we’ve launched the Polls Page, where you can vent your spleen on a whole host of local issues with a mere mouse click or two. Don’t forget – if you have questions, comments, submissions or general points of interest, don’t hesitate to comment on any of...
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Hey there citizens. This site for anyone who is looking for informed, balanced and up-to-date reporting on Southend Council. There are currently two types of reporting in Southend on its council. First, there’s the rumour, scandal and often flagrant exaggeration published by various local news services. We all know that bad news sells papers. That’s why this reporting is often out...
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