Successful £1m bid for south Essex construction industry
December 4, 2018
Local authorities across south Essex are working together to support the training of over 1,600 local people for jobs in the construction industry by 2020. This follows a successful bid for £1m of funding from the Construction Skills Fund. Construction skills Leigh-on-Sea crowned happiest place to live in Britain
November 29, 2018
Leigh-on-Sea has been crowned the happiest place to live in Britain for the second time in three years after topping Rightmove's 2018 Happy at Home Index. Happy Leigh Community poppy garden opens at Southend Airport
November 9, 2018
A Community Garden featuring 2,000 red ceramic poppies made by hundreds of children from 25 schools across Southend has been unveiled at Southend Airport this week. Poppy garden 200 commemorative trees set for Southend
November 8, 2018
Over 200 new trees will be planted in Southend to commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day as part of the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy initiative. Commemorative trees Council to call for huge infrastructure investment in Southend
October 30, 2018
Southend Council is set to campaign for an outer relief road to the east of the borough, another river crossing to the east of the Lower Thames Crossing, and for the Crossrail line to be extended to Southend. Infrastructure campaign Figures show tourism is booming in Southend
October 30, 2018
Visitor numbers to Southend reached a record high in 2017 with 7.5 million trips to the borough, according to a new tourism assessment. Tourism boost New museum could be built in Southend High Street
October 18, 2018
A major new museum could be built in Southend High Street after rising costs made the original seafront location unviable. Museum plans |
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