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New project to re-develop or re-furbish empty commercial premises
The Council is aiming to encourage the development and use of empty commercial buildings across the City and south Essex, by leading a project to provide zero interest loans to owners and developers.
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'Death Positive' Event at Southend Libraries
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week 2022 and the Death Positive Libraries Framework, Southend Libraries are hosting a Death Positive event at the Forum: Southend-on-Sea.
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New health and care jobs training and skills programme launched in Southend
We have secured funding from the Government’s UK Community Renewal Fund for a pilot project investing in skills and training for the healthcare sector and supporting people into employment.
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Great British Spring Clean comes to the country’s newest City
Alongside Veolia we are supporting Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean, with the community urged to get involved and help keep our City a place we are all proud of.
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Summit focuses on City centre regeneration
A City Centre Summit has seen the start of work to form a new vision and action plan to regenerate Southend City Centre as agreed last year.
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Council’s green city ambitions presented at breakfast meeting
We held our first ever zero carbon breakfast meeting this week (22 March) to present our new carbon footprint and green city ambition.
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Council brings together over 30 local authorities for climate resilience workshop
We successfully led an online workshop on building climate resilience with over 30 local authorities taking part.
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Highways enforcement team helping to protect City’s roads and pavements
Our highways enforcement team has been cracking down on residents and developers causing obstruction or damage to the public highway to provide the City with better and safer roads and pavements.
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New Southend Pass options and trade permit available from April
Residents and visitors can benefit from improvements to the Southend Pass from 1 April 2022, with the discounted parking pass set to offer a new one and three-month purchase option.
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Carers First Launch Pocket Guide in Southend-on-Sea
A new pocket guide has been developed by Carers First as part of a new campaign to support ‘unpaid carers’, particularly those caring for friends or relatives coming home from a stay in hospital.