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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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council has improved its DigiTV service to make accessing Council information easier. The Council’s existing DigiTV service has been boosted with a quick code to make it quicker and simpler to access. The service, which is free of change, can be accessed around-the-clock to Sky and Virgin Media customers,...
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By Rachel Charman It has been reported today that Council Tax increases across the country will be the smallest since the tax began. Ian Curruthers, technical director of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, told the BBC today that the average tax increases are “inprecedently” low. In England, the average rise will...
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By Rachel Charman The leader of the Liberal Democrat councillors Graham Longley has commented on the changes to Southend Council Tax. In yesterday’s cabinet meeting, Southend Borough Council proposed an amendment to its draft 2010/11 budget that it claims will boost tax payers. The Cabinet today recommended to the Council to approve a General...
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By Rachel Charman Cllr Martin Terry, leader of the Independents and councillor for Westborough, has spoken out over yesterday’s proposed Council Tax cut. In yesterday’s cabinet meeting, Southend Borough Council proposed an amendment to its draft 2010/11 budget that it claims will boost tax payers. The Cabinet recommended to the Council to approve a...
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By Rachel Charman In today’s cabinet meeting, Southend Borough Council proposed an amendment to its draft 2010/11 budget that it claims will boost tax payers. The Cabinet today recommended to the Council to approve a General Fund net revenue budget for 2010/11 of £130.491 million with a proposed Council Tax increase of 2.95% (which...
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By Shane Croucher Southend residents will this year pay a 3.95% increase in Council Tax. This rise was approved by Southend’s Conservative run council and will take effect in the 2010/11 budget, according to the Echo. Income from Council Tax accounts for around 15% of the council’s daily running costs. The tax currently costs...
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Conservative MP for Southend West David Amess has paid back part of the expenses he has claimed. Mr Amess’ expenses were published online last week. Since then, he has attracted criticism for claiming the maximum allowance for food when Parliament was not sitting, and for payments to consultancies without adequate invoicing information. Mr Amess...
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