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• New affordable and energy-saving homes open in Shoeburyness

  Southend-on-Sea City Council officially opened its latest council housing project in Shoeburyness today (Thursday 20 March).

• Artist applications open for Southend City Jam 2025

  Southend City Jam, the UK’s largest free street art festival, returns from 29 to 31 August, with applications now open for artists to transform the city into an open-air gallery.

• Southend to commemorate 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day with beacon lightings and events

  Residents are being encouraged to start planning their celebrations for the 80th anniversaries of Victory in Europe (VE Day) and Victory over Japan (VJ Day).