THE THREE children’s centres facing the chop have been named as Darlinghurst in Leigh, Hamstel in Southend, and Shoebury Children’s Centre, in Shoebury. All three will close unless a way can be found to save the council £224,000 a year…. Read More ›
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The Budget 2013/14: How did YOUR Councillor vote?
The following Councillors are listed with their votes in respect of the CONSERVATIVE administration budget proposals, that were passed with 32 votes for, 16 against, 2 absent and 1 abstention. Named votes will be blogged in full this evening –… Read More ›
EXCLUSIVE: London Councils Moving Tenants To Southend
London Councils planning to move Housing Benefit claimants outside of the capital are now in talks with Southend landlords. As cuts in Housing Benefit budgets loom, many properties in London are becoming unaffordable, and properties in the seaside town at… Read More ›
Southend Council Tax Rises ‘A Stinging Rebuke’
Southend Borough Council’s latest budget is a “stinging rebuke” to Tory ministers and local MPs, according to Councillor Ian Gilbert, the leader of the Labour group on the LGC Council Of The Year 2012. Councillor Gilbert has spoken out after… Read More ›
MPs Want £100k A Year While Cutting Police, NHS, and Benefits.
MPs think they should be paid £100k or more, according to a recent poll where they were asked to anonymously submit the salary that they thought they deserved. The average results by party are as follows: LABOUR MPs want an… Read More ›
Housing Benefit Cuts For Under-25s Set To Be Dropped From Autumn Budget
Todays news reports that Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne looks set to drop the controversial slashing of Housing Benefit for the under-25s from the Autumn Budget statement. The idea had first been suggested by Prime Minister David Cameron in… Read More ›
Havens Hospice: Development Control 17th October
Southend’s Development Control Committee have this afternoon voted AGAINST the planning application for a Havens Hospice in Belton Way, Leigh. The Development Control committee unanimously took the advice of the Planning Officers and recommended the application for refusal. The members… Read More ›
Labour Councillors Plea To Save School Breakfast Clubs
At tonights Community Services and Culture Scrutiny committee, Councillor David Norman expressed concern that “in effect one child in four across the town is living in poverty”. The figure presented by the Child Poverty: Are We Doing Enough? Report stated… Read More ›
Picking Off The Scabs From The Heroes: Essex Fire Strikes
Just penned this one as an Echo letter, but not sure if they’ll print it (despite my 100% success rate so far, I’m sure at some point they’ll think something is too controversial to print…) “I was greatly concerned to… Read More ›
A Little Respect, Please, Not Childish Nasty Games
I was accused, this morning, by a reader of my blog, of being full of hate, bitter and twisted. I am apparently disrespectful, and abusive. I think that the commenter missed the satirical, comic twist that I write with, and… Read More ›
