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No Excuse For Apathy

It is going to be a very important few weeks. The General election is now less than 3 weeks away and the battle is definitely starting to heat up.

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87% Get First Choice Primary School

Nearly nine in ten Southend-on-Sea children will start primary school in September 2015 at their first preference primary school.

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Why Not Try A Train?

A special try a train day on Thursday 23rd April aims to get tentative passengers back on track.

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Young People from Church And School Youth Groups Will Be Sleeping In A Slum This Weekend

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Your Vote Matters – Don’t Lose It

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is reminding all local residents that the deadline to register to vote in the May 2015 Parliamentary, Borough and Parish council elections is Monday 20th April.

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Children Get Creative With Easter Packaging

This Easter, Recycle for Southend teamed up with the Milton Community Partnership to show children how they can help the environment over the holidays.

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Businesses Can Now Benefit From Broadband Boost

Businesses in Southend-on-Sea are now able to apply for grants of up to £3,000 each to boost their broadband connection as part of a national voucher scheme.

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Celebrate VE Anniversary with Vintage and Valour!

Turn back the pages of history in Priory Park, Southend on Saturday 10th May for special free anniversary events.

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Boni-Vee

New hard and homeware store takes Leigh Road by storm....

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HISTORICALEIGH - A Customs Officer's Lot is not a happy one

There had been a customs presence in Leigh for many centuries. A seafaring town will always be ripe for stories of smuggling and so the Customs man was a necessary resident.

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Preferred Bidder Selected For New Recycling, Waste and Street Cleansing Contract

Veolia, the UK’s leading environmental services solutions provider, has been selected as Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s preferred bidder for the award of the Recycling, Waste and Street Cleansing Services contract subject to the formal contract award and the mandatory ten day ‘standstill’ period required under European procurement law.

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Roundabout Upgrade to be Finished on Time and on Budget

The £4.7m upgrade of the Tesco roundabout will be completed on time and on budget next week by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and its main contractor Lafarge Tarmac.

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Notice of Election Published

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election of Councillors

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Broadband Boost For Business

Businesses in Southend-on-Sea will soon be able to apply for grants of up to £3,000 each to boost their broadband.

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£5K Available To Those Affected By 2013/14 floods

Homeowners that suffered from local flooding in from April 2013 to March 2014 could benefit from £5,000 of Government funding to help protect their homes.

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Summit Focuses on South Essex Prosperity

Top councillors, council officials and business leaders from across south Essex discussed future plans or the region and heard former deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine speak tell of his pleasure at meeting them on Wednesday (11 March).

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Meet The Green-Minded Youngsters From Eastwood

Children from Eastwood Primary School and Nursery leapt to meet the challenge of cutting down waste at school and home – and documented their success.

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Leigh-on-Sea Town Council Annual Town Meeting

The Leigh-on-Sea Annual Town Meeting will be held at Leigh Community Centre on Friday 20th March 2015. The formal proceedings will commence at 7.30 pm, but Elsie’s Place, the café within the Community Centre will be open from 6.30pm serving refreshments.

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Businesses To Hear Latest Southend News

Local businesses are invited to the next Southend-on-Sea Business Partnership Briefing.

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Print and the revolution

Many small businesses are spending more than they need on printing with business owners having too little time to focus on this challenge. Often though the issue is that the business is unaware how to manage, control or measure their day-to-day printing overheads.

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