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Council issues advice on staying cool and hydrated to cope with future heatwaves
Southend-on-Sea City Council is reminding residents to stay cool and hydrated to cope with future heat waves and to avoid heat stress.
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Council wants Southend to be a ‘refill destination’
The council are encouraging local businesses and residents to help the city become a ‘refill destination’ by providing greater access to drinking water as well as refill and reusable packaging.
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Council urges residents to support Clean Air Day after being awarded grant for air quality schools project
Southend-on-Sea City Council is encouraging residents to make small changes to their daily routine to promote better air quality as part of this year’s annual Clean Air Day.
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Volunteers plant parts of Southend-on-Sea coastline in bid to help combat climate change
More than 40 volunteers gathered at Southend-on-Sea seafront to spend the morning planting on the beach as part of a climate change project.
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Work on plans to green the High Street started
Initial work to bring more greenery into the city centre’s High Street has started.
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City wins funding to improve energy efficiency of council housing
Southend-on-Sea City Council has been successful in its bid for £1.15m of Government funding to improve the energy efficiency of council housing.
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Turning Southend’s non-recyclable waste into energy
Southend-on-Sea City Council is pleased to announce that the City’s new non-recyclable waste disposal contractor, SUEZ, is now producing energy from resident’s non-recyclable waste.
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Southend City Councils Carbon Footprint
Southend City Council produce a carbon footprint for the City, allowing us to baseline emissions and work together to reduce these towards our ambitious net zero target.
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Council aims to promote ‘circular economy’
Southend-on-Sea City Council held a workshop earlier this month attended by over 25 council officers, to discuss how the city will benefit from moving towards a ‘circular economy’.
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Southend Youth Council raise awareness of climate change through art competition
Southend Youth Council are raising awareness about climate change and environmental issues thanks to an art competition aimed at young people.