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.

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New and improved Citizens Advice service for City

We have commissioned Citizens Advice Southend (CAS) to deliver a new enhanced Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) service to support residents.

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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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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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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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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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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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Southend retains prestigious Purple Flag award for its evening and night-time economy

We have retained the prestigious Purple Flag accreditation for our evening and night-time economy.

This is the ninth consecutive year that the council has retained the award having first been accredited in 2012.

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