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Southend Council Strikes Gold

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard, joining the top 7% of IIP accredited organisations across the UK who demonstrate how they are investing in their staff.

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Southend-on-Sea Council budgets approved for 2015/16

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has agreed its budgets for 2015/16.

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Village Green 2015

Southend’s well-loved arts and music festival, Village Green, will return to Chalkwell Park on 11 July 2015 for its 7th consecutive year - from 11am until 9pm.

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Countdown To National Care Reform Begins

Southend-On-Sea Borough Council is urging people to find out how new care reforms will affect them when the most significant reform in social care for over 60 years comes into effect from 1st April.

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Put The Wind Back Into Your Sales

It takes a certain type of person to be a sales person. You have to be confident enough to talk to prospective clients and also thick skinned enough to not be scared of rejection. A good salesperson has to persuade a client that they need something that they perhaps didn’t realise they needed.

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Council backs vote registration campaign

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is backing National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) taking place tomorrow (Thursday 5th February), which is aimed nationally at encouraging people to register to vote. 

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Is it on the way?

If you believe the weather forecasters then snow may well be on the way next week! Is there anything prettier than a garden with a thick layer of the white stuff or watching children sledging down Belton Gardens from Marine Parade.

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How do UK businesses benefit from lower oil prices?

While Brent Crude has dramatically fallen to its lowest level since May 2009 at under $50 a barrel, business managers in the UK are increasingly asking how and when they will benefit from this drop in oil prices.

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Reducing the strength in Southend-on-Sea

Shops across Southend are being asked to sign up to support a new scheme to reduce alcohol-related harm in the Borough.

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Foreign Exchange – Are You Getting Ripped Off?

Foreign Exchange – Are You Getting Ripped Off? The Foreign Exchange markets are back making headlines. On January 15th Swiss central bankers decided to “unpeg” their currency against the Euro. It was totally unexpected and caught everyone by surprise. Within minutes there was a 40% appreciation of the Swiss Franc.

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New Approach To Domestic Abuse Awareness Launched At Local School

Students from Shoeburyness High School have taken part in unique domestic abuse awareness lessons funded by the Southend Success for All Children Fund and delivered by local not for profit organisation Blade Education

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Help Tracy get back on her feet

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Local teacher and artist running her 4th London marathon!

Local teacher and artist Charlotte Berry is training for her 4th London marathon and is running in aid of the fantastic mental health charity Young Minds. 

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Does your business need a Bank?

The latest from our Business Adviser Andy Crow....

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Partnership with Thurrock Borough Council To Be Discussed

Proposed Government changes that could allow Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Borough Council’s to create a joint partnership to boost the economy and improve transport are to be discussed.

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Council Stays In Top 100 Employers For Equality

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is still one of Britain’s best 100 employers to respect workplace issues for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual staff.

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Council Plans To Press Ahead With Ambitious Capital Programme

The Council is set to continue to press ahead with its ambitious capital programme over the next four years, with an additional £50m of projects being identified that will mainly be funded from external grants, supported by a small amount of council funding if required.

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Small Council Tax Rise and £10.5m Of Savings Needed

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has unveiled an ambitious yet prudent draft budget for 2015/16 that protects front-line services, despite continued central Government cuts.

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Plans For Future Of Adult Social Care To Be Discussed

A change in the way that care for older people is delivered in Southend-on-Sea could be on the cards if innovative proposals are approved by Cabinet next week (Thursday 20th January).

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IT’S ABOUT TIME TO COVER UP

The latest from our Business Adviser Blogger Andy at Chorus Business Advisers...

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