A CAFE on Southend Pier, which was refurbished by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, has reopened as an ice cream parlour. The green and yellow venue was revamped last year, as the TV chef filmed a Channel Four series on the… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Southend Council’
Southend Council To Spare Foster Carers From Bedroom Tax Cuts
SOUTHEND COUNCIL wants to make sure that foster families who will be hit by the Governments controversial bedroom tax in April will not lose any money. Foster families throughout the UK have hit the headlines this week as they are… Read More ›
Councillor Storms Out Of Meeting: ‘Conservatives Do What The Hell They Like’.
MAVERICK INDEPENDENT Councillor Ric Morgan apologised to his residents and outraged the Council as he stormed out of the budget meeting and refused to vote on the proposals. Damning the Conservatives budget proposals as “a stain and a betrayal”, Ric… Read More ›
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: Camden Council Denies Claims That It Is Moving Residents To Southend
Southend Council have released a statement denying that 1000s of people could be moving from Camden to Southend, following the claims yesterday that the London Council had apparently kicked out almost 3000 housing benefit claimants who could no longer afford… 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 ›
Tory Education Boss Praises Exam Results For Looked After Children
In a recent report presented to the Cabinet meeting of the Council on the 8th of January, Southend on Sea Borough Council has been commended on the excellent improvements in exam results for looked after children in the borough. There… Read More ›
New Southend Art Project Approved By Cabinet
Southends Cabinet Councillors have this afternoon supported a groundbreaking and exciting new arts project for the Borough of Southend. Following on from the Community Services and Culture Scrutiny committee meeting at the end of November 2012, where all members lent… Read More ›
View From A 12th Floor Window: Sarah’s Column 27th July
“Time to log on and see what properties the council have available this week. Logging on has become the main event in my week, it’s written in my diary, there’s a reminder on my phone, not that I need reminding… Read More ›
