Southend Borough Council has released figures that show that the authority is meeting or exceeding many of its corporate priority targets. The targets were set internally as part of the Council’s Corporate Plan for 2009-2012, and the organisation has reached or exceeded 85% of those targets so far. Targets met or exceeded include reducing...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council’s Private Sector Housing Team brought the prosecution against a landlord who neglected his tenants for almost a year. Mr John Squires, of South Crescent, Southend, left his tenants with no heating, hot water or downstairs lighting for ten months. Southend Magistrates fined Mr Squires £2,000, and ordered him...
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By Rachel Charman Two Southend councillors from different parties have attacked Southend Borough Council over the issue of housing. Independent Cllr Martin Terry told the Echo: “We have a massive shortage of affordable family homes, but we have seen about 4,700 properties built, of which 98 per cent are one and two-bed flats. “They...
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Labour Councillor for Victoria Ian Gilbert has spoken to CouncilBust.com about his concerns over housing in the Victoria ward. In the full council meeting last week, councillors discussed the changes Tesco have made to their proposed building plan on the site near Southend Victoria Station. The supermarket chain originally said it would build affordable...
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At the full council meeting last week, several local councillors expressed their disappointment and frustration with Tesco’s plans to drop affordable housing from its building plan in central Southend. The supermarket chain originally planned to build a new store on the B&Q site near Victoria Plaza, as well as new low-cost homes. Company staff...
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