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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Southend Borough Council has signed up to a Waste Collection Commitment, which Council representatives say reinforces the authority’s dedication to providing good recycling services. The commitment was developed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Local Government Association (LGA), using the views of residents themselves. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Executive Councillor for...
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Southend Council’s Deputy Leader, Cllr John Lamb, has expressed his disgust with graffiti vandalism in Southend. Several ‘tags’ appeared on new bus shelters and street signs on the A13 London Road in Leigh, which have since been removed by the Council’s clean-up contractors. Cllr Lamb said: “I was absolutely appalled and disgusted when I...
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A four-week study carried out by Southend Council and Cory Environmental shows that residents are able to recycle almost 80 percent of their waste. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate how much landfill rubbish can be reduced by recycling. Residents were visited weekly and their black, pink and transparent sacks, and food...
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By Rachel Charman Local councillors who will stand in this year’s local elections have spoken to Councilbust.com about the challenge presented by the British National Party. The BNP will stand candidates in every Southend ward in the local elections in May. There are 17 wards in Southend, each with three councillors. There are currently...
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