Where are all the defibrillators?
I WAS reading about Louise Smith who was a heroine to save a gentleman's life at a restaurant in Westcliff, well done Louise.
We should all still be wearing masks
I FIND it amazing that the majority of people seem to think that Covid is behind us and everything has already returned to normal - if you judge this on the basis that very few people are still wearing masks.
Put a statue of Sir David in the High Street
LIKE the rest of your readers, I am saddened by the sudden loss of this familiar figure.
School plans to fine parents for picking up their children late – how you responded
A PRIMARY school in Kent plans to fine parents who turn up late to pick up their children.
Man wanted in connection with Essex lorry deaths arrested in Ireland
A man wanted by Essex Police as part of the investigation into the 39 lorry trailer deaths has been arrested at Dublin port.
Extra parking spaces to (finally!) be installed on seafront... two years late
EXTRA parking spaces could be installed near Southend seafront...two years after they were approved.
Southend Council 'one of 100 authorities failing to tackle climate change'
CLIMATE change protestors have named and shamed Southend Council as one of 100 authorities accused of failing to do enough to tackle the problem.
How probe eventually caught £307k council fraudster who tried to help the homeless
Details have emerged of a major investigation which led to the conviction of a council employee who illegally diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds to help the vulnerable.
Bid to ban illegal traveller camps falls amid fears it won't stand up in court
A BID to bring in a blanket ban on travellers stopping on public spaces across Southend has been narrowly rejected by councillors over fears that it could be challenged in court.
