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Primary school admission results

April 16, 2018

Nearly nine in ten Southend-on-Sea children will start primary school in September 2018 at their first choice primary school, and almost all at one of their top three preferences.

Out of 2147 applications, 1914 (89%) received an offer for their first preference, 141 (7%) their second preference, and 26 (1%) an offer for their third choice. Sixty-four (3%) received an alternative offer.

Primary admissions


Stobart to invest £40m in Southend Airport by 2021

March 9, 2018

Stobart is set to invest up to £40m in Southend Airport between 2018 and 2021 after its aviation division benefited from a 25 per cent increase in passengers.

In a trading update, Stobart said it would continue to invest in route development, branding, marketing and airline incentive deals at the airport, plugging in £10m for this year alone.

​Airport investment

Southend Airport announces new partnership with Air Malta

February 20, 2018

There’s even more Mediterranean sunshine available from Southend Airport this summer as Air Malta takes off from London’s Best Airport for the very first time.

The flag carrying airline of Malta will be operating three times weekly to the island from May 4th, 2018. It will also fly to two Italian islands; there will be weekly flights to both Catania (the second largest city of Malta’s neighbour, Sicily) and Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia.

Malta flights

£15m funding boost for Better Queensway regeneration project

February 2, 2018

Southend Council has successfully bid for £15m of Government funding to help make the Better Queensway project a reality.
 
The award from the Housing Infrastructure Fund is the third largest single allocation of 134 awards made across the country, and is one of thirteen across the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) area that will receive a share of more than £82m.

​Queensway boost

Southend students performing well above national average

January 26, 2018

Statistics published yesterday by the Department for Education confirmed Southend as an overall area performed well above the national* average under the Government’s new GCSE measures, coming 16th out of 151 local authority areas for the new Attainment 8 measure, and 13th for students achieving Grade 5 or above in English and maths combined (54.1% compared to 42.6% nationally).

​School performance

Consultation for new sports facility in Southend town centre

January 25, 2018

Southend Council is looking for residents and visitors, including young people, to take part in an online consultation for a possible new sports facility in the town centre for wheeled sports enthusiasts.
 
The online consultation looks to identify which of three possible locations local people and visitors would prefer to see the potential new facility built.

Sports facility

Major investment for Southend announced in draft capital budget

January 12, 2018

Southend Council has unveiled its draft capital budget for April 2018 onwards, with around £20m proposed for new and existing projects up to March 2020.

This additional investment means that, if approved, some £185m of capital investments will made into the Borough over the next four years.

​Capital investment

Plans for £19m expansion of The Forum to be considered by council

January 11, 2018

Southend Council is to consider budgeting £2.7m towards a four-year programme to realise ambitions to deliver the second phase of development at The Forum on Elmer Square.

The contribution would help fund a £19m expansion of The Forum - the country’s first combined academic and public library - on the area in front of the award-winning building.

Forum expansion

£20m boost at MOD Shoeburyness

January 3, 2018

QinetiQ and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are investing £20 million into MOD Shoeburyness to upgrade facilities and recruit more specialist engineers.

MOD investment

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