Crop circles discovered in Southend

12 years ago

Mysterious crop circle formations have appeared on farmland off of Sutton Road, near to Southend Airport. The first pattern was…

How many of these street performers have you seen in Southend?

12 years ago

Street performers, entertainers and buskers are regular visitors to Southend, travelling from all over Essex and further afield to entertain…

Southend lifeboat crews called out four times in one day

12 years ago

Today proved to be a busy day for Southend's lifeboat crews, who were dispatched to four different rescue incidents across…

Bins in Southend High Street deliberately set on fire

12 years ago

Southend's firefighters were called out in the early hours of this morning to deal with multiple bin fires in an…

Community market stall in Southend High Street launches

12 years ago

A new initiative to help charity and community groups in Southend raise awareness of what they do has been launched…

Work begins to build a second Premier Inn hotel for Southend seafront

12 years ago

Construction work has started to build an 80-bedroom budget hotel on Southend seafront. The five-storey building will be Premier Inn's…

Renovation of Leigh-on-Sea’s Grand Hotel begins

12 years ago

Work has started to transform Leigh's derelict Grand Hotel into a boutique hotel with a restaurant, lounge bar, tea rooms…

Southend provides the backdrop for new Travelodge TV advert

12 years ago

Travelodge, the UK’s biggest independent hotel chain, has launched a new national television advert as part of a £25 million advertising campaign,…

East Beach closed after live wartime bombs found

12 years ago

Southend Borough Council has taken the decision to temporarily close Shoebury East Beach, in consultation with the Ministry of Defence…

First week of duty for Southend’s new Police District Commander

12 years ago

After 9 months as the District Commander for Southend, Chief Insp Matt Bennet announced he was stepping down and a…