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Chris Taylor, owner of Taylors Hairdressing, thinks works should have been further delayed until the buzz of re-opening had “cooled down.” He said: “It is frustrating when there’s been months over lockdown to resurface the car park and they choose to do it on re-opening week. “You’ve got the Clarence one over the road, but without this you’re taking 50 per cent of parking away from this end of the high street. “Delaying it by a couple of weeks or even a month could’ve ...

HAIRDRESSERS slammed Southend Council after a car park was closed for resurfacing works... just as non-essential retail re-opened for the first time this year. Craig Smith, owner of Grateful Heads, says Monday was arguably the “biggest day” for business - but that customers were forced to drive around town looking for spaces after the Alexandra Street car park was shut. Customers were left late for their appointments after works to resurface the car park also began on Monday, having i...

A provisional licence holder was caught drink-driving in Lochgelly. DRINK and DRUG drivers have been caught by police on our roads. The Argus publishes this information in the public interest, as drink and drug drivers can cause serious injury or death to themselves or others. Here is a round-up of those who have been named in Sussex magistrates’ courts. GEOFFREY HODGE Aged 58, of Western Road, Burgess Hill, admitted drink-driving in a Ford Ka. Tested for 76 microgrammes (mcg) of a...

A DISQUALIFIED driver who crashed his car into a wall and seriously injured two people has been jailed.

Tobi Akintimehin appeared at Basildon Crown Court yesterday after admitting trying to sell Class A drugs. The 25-year-old was confronted by police on August 2, 2019 in Warrior Square car park in Southend. Police had seen activity near Akintimehin’s car and suspected drug dealing was taking place. The car park is close to a skate park. At his sentencing hearing yesterday, Oliver Kirk, prosecuting, said: “People were seen coming and going from the vehicle and police had the suspicion ...

Tobi Akintimehin appeared at Basildon Crown Court yesterday after admitting trying to sell Class A drugs. The 25-year-old was confronted by police on August 2, 2019 in Warrior Square car park in Southend. Police had seen activity near Akintimehin’s car and suspected drug dealing was taking place. The car park is close to a skate park. At his sentencing hearing yesterday, Oliver Kirk, prosecuting, said: “People were seen coming and going from the vehicle and police had the suspicion ...

One of Southend’s favourite nightspots closed its doors for the last time four years ago, but it welcomed some big names during its heyday.

TWO people have been arrested after a driver’s car window was smashed in an attempted robbery.

Southend Council has revealed the investment package as part of its capital investment plan.  The councillor responsible for highways has called the proposed £50m investment over the next five years a "game-changer" for residents and drivers. The council says significant new investment of £21m is being proposed up to 2025/26 in the capital investment programme, including £14m for pavements and £7m for road improvements. A further £29m, made up of £19m for pavements and £10m for...

£50m plans have been revealed to renew and repair Southend roads and pavements.