Southend Council will shed 178 jobs following spending cuts from central government. The council stated today it has attempted to reduce its spending via cutting waste but announced some job losses will be necessary. 178 posts have been identified as being at risk this year, of which 71 are currently vacant. “Big changes will...
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South East Essex Women’s Environmental Network (South East Essex WEN) will hold a workshop on Thursday at Southend library to teach others how to lobby Parliament. The two-hour workshop is part of the Houses of Parliament outreach strategy, and will teach attendees how Parliament works and how to effectively campaign for causes. The workshop...
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A candidate for the Kursaal ward seat turned down the chance to run as the Conservative contender because he found his ‘lower class background’ to be incompatible with the party’s ideology. In October 2010, local conservatives ran a vote within the Kursaal ward, which they branded an ‘X Factor style’ competition. Local residents were...
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An essay copyrighted to a pro-BNP YouTube campaigner has been reprinted in the Southend Older People’s Assembly newsletter, attributed to independent Shoeburyness councillor Mike Assenheim. The article attributed to Cllr Assenheim (pictured) is entitled ‘To all who were born in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s’ and comments on what the writer refers to...
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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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South Essex College lecturers will kick off their campaign against cuts to the education maintenance allowance on Sunday 12th December. The teachers, part of the lecturers union UCU, will join the Southend Against the Cuts march in the centre of town, and take part in Save EMA Day on Monday 13th December where they...
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