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06/08/2025

🚨 Southend Green Belt Protest – This Saturday! 🚨
📍 Southend High Street, by the Odeon
🕚 11am to 1pm

Join us to stop the 10,000 houses plan and protect our green belt. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.

https://oraclepublications.co.uk/articles/local-news-local-news-2/southend-green-belt-protest-southend-high-street-by-the-odeon-11am-to-1pm/

04/08/2025

💧 A Water Summit has just exposed a shocking oversight affecting our rivers and seas. With raw sewage and industrial pollution putting our environment at risk, local councils and water companies are now under serious scrutiny.

🔗 Read the full story here:
https://oraclepublications.co.uk/articles/local-news-local-news/water-summit-exposes-shocking-oversight/

Let’s make sure they hear our voice. 💪

01/08/2025

🍻 Win a £100 Food Voucher! 🍽️
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We’re giving away a £100 voucher to enjoy delicious food in a cosy setting.

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📅 Closes 31 Aug | 🔞 18+ UK only

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31/07/2025

🚨 Last Day to Enter! 🚨

Win Afternoon Tea for 4 at Scott’s of Southend – worth £120! ☕🍓

👉 Enter now: https://oraclepublications.co.uk/competitions/win-afternoon-tea-for-4-at-scotts-of-southend-worth-120/

Today’s your final chance to enter our July competition! Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea with friends or family this August at one of Southend’s favourite garden centres.

Don’t miss out – entries close tonight (31 July 2025)!

29/07/2025

The August Digital Issue of Oracle Magazine is Out Now!

📖 Read it free online:

👉 https://oraclepublications.co.uk/latest-issue/oracle-august-2025-issue/

This month, we report on Southend Council’s plans for 10,000 new homes and Anglian Water’s concerns about local infrastructure. Resident William Taylor provides a detailed update.

Also in this issue:

🏥 Southend Hospital’s Spotlight Appeal exceeds £920,000 target
🌳 Latest developments on the Southend green belt campaign
🍽️ Win a £100 food voucher for The Angel Inn Pub
🗓️ Competition closes 31 August – open to over-18s only

Thank you for reading and supporting Oracle Magazine.

23/07/2025

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16/07/2025

🎶 SHOW ME SOUL BRUNCH – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! 🥂

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📅 Saturday 19th July | 12:30pm – 5:30pm

Get ready for a soulful Saturday filled with Motown, Disco, and classic feel-good anthems! 💃🕺 From “Young Hearts Run Free” to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”, this afternoon promises Good Times and unforgettable vibes.

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16/07/2025

What an incredible journey! 💛

Last night at Thorpe Hall Golf Club, we held a special evening to thank all the amazing businesses, clubs, and individuals who have supported the *Spotlight Appeal* since its launch in February 2023 - when I proudly took up the role of Chair of Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation I’m absolutely thrilled to share that together, we didn’t just reach our target… we smashed it - raising a staggering **£920,000**! 🎉

This incredible amount has funded state-of-the-art Surface Guided Radiotherapy attachments for Southend Hospital, transforming cancer treatment by providing more precise radiation without the need for permanent tattoos for patients. 💫

Your support has been overwhelming and humbling. Because of you, Southend is now home to one of the best-equipped cancer centres in the country.

Here’s a photo of me with my incredible committee last night - each one of them has played a key role in making this dream a reality. 🙏

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 💛

16/07/2025

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Southend’s favourite theme park is offering amazing value right now:
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15/07/2025

🚨 Say NO to 10,000 New Houses on Our Green Belt! 🚨

If you’re with us in opposing the proposal to build an additional 10,000 houses on our precious Green Belt, your support is crucial at the protest being held:

🗓 Saturday, August 9th
🕚 11am - 1pm
📍 Top of Southend High Street

Our town's future should be shaped by - residents' voices - not behind closed doors. We need transparency and accountability from our Council.

The reality?
✅ No meaningful investment in local infrastructure for years
✅ GP and NHS dentist appointments are increasingly hard to access
✅ School places are scarce
✅ Water companies are already failing
✅ Our hospital is stretched to the limit

This isn't a distant threat - this is happening. The proposal is gaining momentum and your presence matters.

✊ Join us. Speak up. Protect Southend’s Green Belt.

15/07/2025

💬 “£530 just to get rid of some rubbish?”
A Southend resident shares their frustration over skip permit costs — and they’ve got a point.

Read their story and see how our charges compare to other councils 👇
📰 https://oraclepublications.co.uk/community/lets-not-skip-over-this-issue/

If you’ve ever tried to carry out home improvements in Southend, you may have come across one of the town’s most surprising expenses—skip hire permits.