Council's one-stop shop a step closer (From Gazette)

Council's one-stop shop a step closer

8:30am Friday 3rd February 2012 in Harwich & Manningtree By James Dwan

A civic hub for public services across Tendring is a step closer to reality after a major meeting about its development.

Improvement East – a partnership of councils and fire services – last year gave Tendring Council and Essex County Council £150,000 to investigate ways to share buildings.

They hope to create a so-called “single front door” multi-service hub, which will see officers from both councils working in the same building.

Last Friday they held a meeting in Weeley with representatives from the Government, Essex Police, the fire service, ambulance service, NHS North East Essex and others to talk about how services can be delivered better.