Figures released by the Department For Transport in October 2019 show Southend in the bottom 12.5% for Electric Vehicle charge points. At 1st October 2019, there were 15,116 public electric vehicle charging devices available in the UK. Of these, 2,495 were rapid devices.

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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