Hamlet Court Road is a fine road and whilst most of the time is peaceable and friendly it does have its share of on-street problems, like other towns and other parts of Southend. But the community can help overcome local problems and here we set out some of the ways you can help this to happen:

Unsolicited and aggressive begging is a social problem across the Country and Southend Borough Council are looking at ways to help this. You can report this through the Council’s reporting portal MySouthend. You’ll need to register to set up an account first. The police have explained that unsolicited/aggressive begging is a crime and therefore you should telephone 101 or 999 (in an emergency) or report incidents anonymously online via the Crimestoppers website

Rough sleeping is another social problem that can occur in the Cliff Gardens and commercial Hamlet Court Road and the best way for the care agencies to become notified and respond is by reporting via Streetlink

Other problems such as issues with refuse or fly tipping or street cleanliness should be reported to the Council, again through the MySouthend portal. If after numerous repeat reportings you still feel that the issue is not being addressed it is best to raise a formal complaint and the council have a legal obligation to reply at Stage I, II and III. If you are still unhappy you can refer the matter to the local government ombudsman here.

With Council issues it is not difficult to become exasperated but your Councillors are usually very responsive and can be contacted as follows:

Councillor Maxine Sadza – CllrMaxineSadza@southend.gov.uk

Councillor Sam Allen – CllrSamAllen@southend.gov.uk

Councillor Cheryl Nevin – CllrCherylNevin@southend.gov.uk