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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).

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

Southend-on-Sea City Council has welcomed the outcome of a court case that saw ten teenagers sentenced for violent disorder in the city last summer.

Children across Southend are invited to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, running from Thursday 24 July to Saturday 30 August. 

Should Essex have 3 or 5 councils? Thousands of Essex residents have already responded to a survey from a group of councils backing a proposal for 5 councils, and you can too over the next few days. 

Following the devastating incident at London Southend Airport, I want to extend my deepest condolences on behalf of Southend-on-Sea City Council to the families, friends, and colleagues of those who tragically lost their lives.

The wait is over — the 2025–2026 National League fixtures have officially been released, and excitement is building fast across Southend.

At tonight’s Full Council meeting, The Worshipful the Mayor, Cllr Nigel Folkard, will lead a minute’s silence in memory of Leonna Ruka, the seven-year-old girl who tragically lost her life following an incident in Chalkwell Park on Saturday 28 June.

A packed public meeting in Thorpe Bay united campaigners from across Southend to resist controversial new town plans at Bournes Green. With residents fired up by a passionate speech, legal strategies, and environmental concerns, opposition continues to build as Rochford Council formally withdraws support from the proposal.