Cllr Derek Jarvis, the councillor responsible for Culture, has rebuffed comments from pressure group SKIPP which claim that the new Southend museum plans are ‘pie-in-the-sky.’ SKIPP claims that the museum will cost £50 million, rather than the Council’s estimate of £35 million, and that Southend Council will never be able to obtain the additional...
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Pressure group SKIPP has called the Southend Council’s plans for a new museum ‘pure fantasy’ after an artist’s impression of the new building was released this week. The museum, which would house the Saxon King excavated on Priory Crescent and simultaneously repair the cliff slip on the seafront, will cost around £35 million to...
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By Rachel Charman The redevelopment programme of the Victoria Circus roundabout, which aims to ease congestion in central Southend, began on Sunday 10th January. Despite signage and newspaper articles explaining the redevelopment, some Southend residents are angry that the work is being carried out and claim that Southend Borough Council has used underhand tactics...
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