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Southend-on-Sea City Council is excited to announce that B&M, one of the UK’s leading discount retailers, will open a new store at The Victoria Shopping Centre in early 2025.

Southend’s visit from the 27ft Knife Angel inspired creativity and reflection, with a photography competition drawing over 50 powerful submissions. The winning images captured the Angel’s haunting message against knife crime, with heartfelt thanks to Caddies Southend and Utopia Coffee Lounge for donating prizes.

The inspection said that services in Southend had undergone many significant changes since the last full ILACS inspection in July 2019 when the services were found to require improvement.

If you’re looking for details about Southend rubbish collection over Christmas 2024, here’s the updated Southend Rubbish Collection Over Christmas…

From April 2025, Southend-on-Sea City Council will transition its recycling and waste collection services, including the garden waste collection scheme,…

Southend-on-Sea City Council is taking a stand against violence towards women and girls by supporting White Ribbon Day on Monday, 25 November 2024, and participating in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence until 10 December.

The council is pleased to announce the successful completion of works to address cliff stability issues at Cliff Parade, with Seaview Road now fully reopened to traffic.

The YES (Young Entrepreneurs Southend-on-Sea) Network is set to end 2024 on a high note with two exciting events for aspiring entrepreneurs and young business minds.

The Southend Pass continues to demonstrate its success, boasting over half a million uses since its launch in April 2024.

Southend-on-Sea City Council has taken an important step toward a new partnership with Anglian Water and the Environment Agency, marking the start of a major collaboration to strengthen flood resilience and improve sustainable water management across our city.