Small shopkeepers in Rochford and Southend East are being urged by James Duddridge MP to enter the Best Small Shops Competition.

James Duddridge MP has pledged to go green with his next vehicle after swapping his diesel car for its electric counterpart during a week-long challenge.

Southend Conservative Deputy Group Leader, Cllr Meg Davidson, has urged the Council to update its tree planting policies so that it can continue to make successful bids for government funding to plant new trees in the borough.

The new administration has caused outrage as they reveal their plans to halt any new ideas to resolve traffic and parking issues in the town.

The 2015/16 Inward Investment Report shows that the UK remains the best place in Europe for business to invest. And that means more jobs for people in Britain.Since 2010 390,000 new jobs have been created as a result of foreign direct investment.

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