The Latest News for Southend & South East Essex

Postal workers in Southend strike over pay dispute, causing major disruption

Royal Mail services across Southend-on-Sea have been severely disrupted today as Royal Mail workers staged a strike in an ongoing…

4 years ago

Untreated sewage discharged into Southend sea

According to alerts from the Surfers Against Sewage service, both the Three Shells beach in Southend and East Beach in…

4 years ago

Sun bed tanning salon catches fire in Shoebury

A fire broke out inside a tanning salon near the ASDA supermarket in Shoeburyness, sending thick black smoke billowing into…

4 years ago

Thousands of motorcyclists descend on Southend for the Shakedown

Thousands of motorcyclists came to Southend seafront today for the annual Shakedown event. However the number of people attending appears to…

4 years ago

Tang’s Chinese buffet in Southend closes

Tang’s, an all-you-can-eat restaurant in Southend High Street, has been closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the…

4 years ago

Man injured in attack at Southend chicken shop

A man has been left with a head injury after he was assaulted in Southend town centre. Reports first started…

4 years ago

Car crashes into railings and overturns at busy Southend junction

Victoria Avenue A127 was closed at Cuckoo Corner for a period of time after a car collided with railings and…

4 years ago

New KFC restaurant opens in Southend High Street

KFC has opened a new restaurant in Southend High Street - it is the 4th KFC in Southend. The fast…

4 years ago

Mum thanks generous stranger who paid for food in Sainsbury’s

A struggling mum has publicly thanked a kind-hearted stranger who stepped in to help when she and her partner couldn’t…

4 years ago

easyJet flights are returning to Southend Airport in 2022

easyJet flights are set to return to Southend Airport from May 2022, starting with routes to Malaga and Palma de…

5 years ago