By Rachel Charman Conservative councillor Anna Waite has welcomed the proposed budget amendments published today. The budget amendments were proposed at a Cabinet meeting today, and will be discussed by the Council on Thursday evening. Cllr Waite wrote on her blog: “Southend’s Conservative Cabinet this afternoon agreed to a reduction in Southend Council Tax...
Read more »
By Rachel Charman Cllr Ian Gilbert, Labour councillor for Victoria, has claimed that the budget amendments proposed today by the Cabinet are ‘disguised cuts in services.’ 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...
Read more »
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...
Read more »
Comment: the future of the pier is privatisation
James Harrod, editor of Longpier.com argues that it’s now time to sell off the area’s biggest asset to a private company. I don’t write many opinion pieces but there is one subject that really upsets me. The future of our famous “pleasure” pier; the longest in the world. Of course my website was named...
Read more »
Tags: Funding, Privatisation, Regeneration, Southend Borough Council, Southend Pier
Posted in Comment & Opinion, Uncategorized | No Comments »