The Latest News for Southend & South East Essex

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

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

11 years ago

Southend lifeboat crews called out four times in one day

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

11 years ago

Bins in Southend High Street deliberately set on fire

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

11 years ago

Community market stall in Southend High Street launches

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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

Southend provides the backdrop for new Travelodge TV advert

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

11 years ago

East Beach closed after live wartime bombs found

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

11 years ago

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

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

11 years ago

Hundreds of people in Southend affected by internet outage

Sky Broadband and Talk customers in Southend including Leigh-on-Sea experienced a total loss of service for 14 hours over the…

11 years ago