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The team’s victory on Sunday in Switzerland was such a proud moment for our city and the whole nation.

Southend-on-Sea City Council is delighted to announce that the new North South Bus Link (23A/23B) bus service will be operated by Stephensons of Essex, following a successful competitive tender process.

Southend-on-Sea City Council has carried out improvements to the entrance road at Priory Park ahead of this weekend’s Lazy Days Festival and other upcoming events. 

A Southend-on-Sea City Council Resort Services Officer has been praised for his quick thinking and bravery after saving a man’s life at West Beach Shoeburyness on Saturday 12 July.

With just five weeks to go until the return of Southend City Jam, the UK’s largest free street art festival, preparations are well underway to transform Southend’s city centre and seafront into a spectacular open-air gallery.

A new app has been launched by Southend-on-Sea City Council, in partnership with SUEZ, to help residents manage their household recycling and non-recyclable waste more easily.

Following discussion at last night’s Cabinet meeting (21 July, item 4), residents are set to be asked for their views on new planning powers aimed at tackling or limiting fast-food outlets near schools.

Southend-on-Sea City Council’s Cabinet has approved a bold £100 million, five-year investment plan to help tackle the growing housing pressures in the city (Cabinet, 21 July, item 6).

Southend-on-Sea City Council is set to introduce major changes to household waste and recycling collections from October 2025. The new scheme will include the rollout of wheeled bins, alternate weekly collections for general and recycling waste, and continued weekly food waste services. The aim is to boost recycling rates, reduce landfill, and cut costs amid rising environmental and financial pressures.

Every Southend-on-Sea household will soon receive important letters outlining upcoming changes to their kerbside recycling and waste collections in the Autumn.