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Southend Carnival raises nearly £6k for local causes

This year's carnival procession on Southend seafront raised a total of £5,815 from donations by the viewing public, in aid of local…

11 years ago

Giant poppy painted above Southend High Street

A remembrance poppy artwork, to coincide with the one hundred year WW1 anniversary and Remembrance Day, has been painted on the…

11 years ago

Pensioner dressed as a pumpkin brings Halloween cheer to Southend

A Southend pensioner named Ken has brought smiles to the faces of many local people after dressing up as a…

11 years ago

New route from Southend Airport to Switzerland takes off

A new route between Southend and Switzerland celebrated taking off today with a water cannon salute from the fire service…

11 years ago

Southend Vulcan bomber attracts hundreds of plane enthusiasts

Families and individuals from near and far travelled to visit the magnificent Vulcan bomber aircraft XL426 at Southend Airport last Sunday.…

12 years ago

A warning to shoppers after Southend store closes without notice

A Southend shopper is warning people about pop-up shops in the High Street after a store closed suddenly without returning…

12 years ago

Southend Airport passengers forced to find new parking

Yellow lines have been painted around parked cars on a main road near to Southend Airport as the council enforce…

12 years ago

Rooftop standoff between police and wanted man

A wanted man caused a rooftop standoff with police today after he ran from officers who were attempting to arrest…

12 years ago

Daredevil youths disrupt seafront speedboat rides

Speedboat rides on Southend seafront were cancelled today after a group of youths refused to stop jumping off a jetty into…

12 years ago

Flybe adds 28 extra flights per week from Southend Airport

Due to strong bookings and growing demand, Flybe, operated by Stobart Air, is adding 2,500 extra seats on its new…

12 years ago

Busy afternoon for Southend’s RNLI lifeboat crew

Southend 's lifeboat crew had a busy afternoon preventing people from getting into danger on the seafront today. The volunteer…

12 years ago

10 amazing photos of lightning during Southend’s thunderstorms

The largest and most spectacular storm to hit Essex in years swept through Southend last night. The storm, which weather experts…

12 years ago

Car crash on Westcliff seafront

Emergency services rushed to a road traffic collision on Western Esplanade this afternoon, where they found a single vehicle had crashed…

12 years ago

New Flybe route from Southend Airport to Maastricht takes off

Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has begun the last of its six new European routes from Southend Airport. In the first…

12 years ago

Crop circles discovered in Southend

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

12 years ago