Veteran Southend councillor battling cancer is honoured with prestigious title
A VETERAN councillor has been praised for serving his residents with distinction for 20 years as he was bestowed with the prestigious Honorary Alderman title
'Traffic lights at notorious Southend roundabout should be turned off at quiet times'
A BUSY Southend junction has almost reached the limit of air pollution targets, it has been revealed
Call for Essex policing chief to resign over defence of probe into journalist's post
ESSEX’S policing chief should resign over his steadfast defence of the force’s investigation into a social media post by a leading journalist, a senior councillor has claimed
Development lorries 'dropping soil in road' at mini roundabout on Thorpe Bay seafront
Developer Bellway has begun removing soil from land off Barge Pier Road, Shoebury, ahead of the construction of 214 new homes
Southend Council at risk of 'catastrophic and very likely' cyber attack
SOUTHEND Council is at risk of a “catastrophic” cyber attack, it has been revealed
Developer wins appeal for up to 1,000 new homes on south Essex green belt land
The planning inspectorate has overturned a decision to refuse permission for up to 1,000 new homes on green belt land
Boarded-up south Essex pub set to be preserved as plans for five homes approved
A FORMER pub is set to be preserved and five new homes created after plans were approved
Parking review to help long suffering residents on estate near Southend seafront
RESIDENTS on a seafront estate could get parking permits after being squeezed out of spaces by visitors.
Southend Hospital clinics 'running at half their capacity' because of 'lack of staff'
AN NHS campaign group has claimed out-patient clinics at Southend Hospital have empty appointment slots due to a lack of administration staff to book them in.
'It's like Piccadilly Circus' - Concerns over Leigh cafe's bright signs and queues
THE owner of a popular cafe in Leigh has been given six months to tear down eye-catching orange signs after installing them without planning permission.
