Southend’s Youth Mayor, Adam Connolly, and his Deputy Alex Bright are leading a campaign by young people to reduce bus fares in Southend for 14 and 15 year olds. Arriva, one of the local bus companies, charges adult fares for passengers aged 16 and over across its entire Southern Counties operating range, apart from...
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Last Thursday, the Council’s meeting was dominated by the recent cuts from central Government, which left Southend Borough Council with £1.4 million less funding than planned at the start of the financial year. Here, Deputy Leader of the Labour group Cllr Ian Gilbert gives Councilbust.com his view of what might be this year’s most...
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