The Latest News for Southend & South East Essex

Revealed: The Southend takeaways with the worst hygiene ratings

16 Southend takeaways have scored the second lowest food hygiene rating during inspections in 2014. This list features all the businesses that were…

12 years ago

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…

12 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…

12 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…

12 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…

12 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