Southend Borough Council last week voted to provide members with a £100 increase on their basic expense allowances. This comes after the recommendation from the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel, which said that the Council should scrap travel and food allowances altogether and instead provide councillors with a flat-rate increase on their general allowance. Whilst...
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Southend Council is running public consultations on its two crucial planning documents, the Southend Central Area Action Plan and the Development Management Policies. The policies go on to become part of the statutory Local Development Framework for the Southend Borough, which is then used to assess planning applications. The Central Area Action Plan determines...
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The Citizen of Southend Awards, sponsored by Southend Radio and Adventure Island, may be cancelled due to a lack of nominations. The awards scheme, in which people who make outstanding contributions to their community, or performs acts of selfless kindness or courage, has been open for nominations since 1st February this year. The closing...
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In a bid to help families spend quality time together over half term, Southend Council is laying on free family fun days at leisure centres across the town. Activities such as swimming, diving, canoeing, mini-games, trampolining and circus skills will run from Monday 31st May to Sunday 6th June, between 10am and 6pm. The...
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Stop Airport Entension Now (SAEN), the pressure group opposed to the development of Southend Airport, held a fundraiser on Saturday 8th May in Leigh. The group was recently under police investigation over allegations that it had distributed leaflets that broke election law. Spokesman Denis Walker denied the allegations, and no charge was brought. SAEN...
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On Sunday 18th July the Eden Project is asking people across Britain to sit down with their neighbours in streets, parks or playgrounds and celebrate what makes their communities great. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is offering to help neighbours who would like to organise street parties to enable them to get to know each other...
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At today’s ceremony in which Cllr Ann Holland became Southend’s new mayor, councillors from all parties cracked jokes about the new coalition between Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg. On Tuesday, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats formed a government together after all the major parties failed to win...
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Southend protest group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) has launched a campaign to change the way in which the Council makes its decisions. SKIPP objects to the current system, whereby nine councillors hold cabinet seats and are responsible overall for certain areas of service delivery, such as social care, health and housing or...
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By Rachel Charman The Independent candidate for Milton ward Julian Lowes has created a three-minute election broadcast, published on YouTube. Mr Lowes will run against Adie Stanley (BNP), Maria Caunce (Con), Bob Howes (Lib Dem), Wayne Mearns (UKIP), and Simon Morley (Lab). In this video, Mr Lowes talks about the things he would like...
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