Southend Borough Council

A section of the Farringdon Service Road which runs behind Southend High Street will be temporarily closed for essential resurfacing works tomorrow (Saturday 19th May).

A section of West Street in Southend-on-Sea will be closed on Sunday (20th May) to enable essential slot-cutting works prior to the installation of new traffic signals.

Roads Minister Mike Penning helped celebrate the official launch of the new Southend Driving Test Centre.

Nearly 2,000 schoolchildren are preparing to make Southend reverberate with song when the Olympic Torch Relay passes through the town on Friday 6th July.

Southend Pier's brand new £3m Cultural Centre was successfully craned into position on the pier head today (Thursday 17th May).

Southend Pier has now reopened to members of the public following this morning's successful Cultural Centre lift.

A special Welfare Open Day for Southend residents was held at Southend Central Library to explain proposed future Government changes in benefits.

Awe-inspiring life-sized models of athletes are currently on display at the Royals Shopping Centre in Southend.

Southend Pier's brand new £3m Cultural Centre will be craned into position on Thursday 17th May.

Southend Pier will be closed to the public on Thursday 17th May to enable the new £3m Cultural Centre to be crane-lifted into position.

Take steps to join in with national Walk to School Week from Monday 21st May to Friday 25th May!

Southend is planning to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style - and a whole host of events have been arranged where residents can ‘send her victorious’!

The Leader of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Nigel Holdcroft, has today (Monday 14th May) unveiled his new Cabinet for the forthcoming year.