Southend-on-Sea City Council

Seaside theatre's £8m upgrade approved

MP criticises 'white elephant' devolution deal

Is it the final whistle for Southend United?

Council faces its biggest ever financial challenge

Council votes to help secure football club's future

Youth cuts create void for drugs gangs, MPs hear

New plans to convert office tower block into flats

Some 400 Afghan refugees told to leave hotels

Shortage of NHS doctors and dentists highlighted

Long A&E waiting times raised by councillor

Parking charge could be scrapped by summer break

Plans for third cafe on seaside pier scrapped

Jazz Centre set to stay after getting a quit notice

Roundabout traffic lights could go off at night

Council in negotiations to save the Kursaal

Lib Dems set to run council with Labour

Conservatives lose control of Brentwood Council

Man fined for using dead mother-in-law's blue badge

Southend is country's pier of the year

Viewing platform to go up next to city's big wheel

Devolution talks a 'game changer' for county

U-turn on plans to change street lighting at night

Former Braintree MP Alan Hurst dies at 77