Browsing: Local Business & Services

Churchill’s opens a new fish and chip restaurant in Thorpe Bay, continuing a family tradition from 1923. With quality ingredients, local beers, and a welcoming atmosphere, it offers classic dishes and takeaway options for all occasions.

Southend Business Show 2026 united over 100 local businesses, fostering collaboration, innovation and partnerships. Events include Essex Day celebrations and the Festival of Business, highlighting Essex’s growing economic success and future potential.

Southend’s future prosperity relies on developing a strong workforce through collaboration between businesses, educators, and public sector partners. Essex Chambers leads efforts to align skills training with local economic needs and support a diverse, resilient economy.

Essex councils propose reorganising into five unitary authorities, replacing fifteen, to improve efficiency and service delivery. Essex Chambers of Commerce support this change, despite opposition from Reform UK controlling the county council and Thurrock.

An update from Essex Chambers of Commerce explores proposed local government reorganisation, highlighting potential efficiency gains while acknowledging concerns about local identity and connection.

Essex based Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Charity is delighted to reveal a landmark announcement; Paul Robinson Solicitors have signed a full-year agreement to become the charity’s Founding Community & Events Partner for 2026.

Essex Chambers of Commerce reflects on a successful Festival of Business at Chelmsford City Racecourse, considers the potential impact of the Chancellor’s latest Budget, outlines what devolution and a new elected Mayor could mean for Essex, and urges residents and businesses to respond to the government’s consultation on local government reorganisation before 11 January.

The Leigh-on-Sea Business Expo 2025 was hailed a success, bringing together local entrepreneurs and business professionals to network, collaborate, and celebrate Southend’s thriving business community.

My Mortgage Angel has partnered with Your Family Asset to expand its mortgage and financial services offering. The collaboration, now based on London Road in Leigh-on-Sea, provides clients with holistic, personalised and fee-free advice under one roof.

Essex Chambers of Commerce explores the options for Local Government Reorganisation linked to devolution, outlining what potential unitary authority models could mean for Southend and the wider county.