The Latest News for Southend & South East Essex

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…

12 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…

12 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,…

12 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…

12 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…

12 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…

12 years ago

New Cadbury advert filmed on Southend seafront

A television advert for a new Cadbury ice cream has been filmed in Southend at Shoebury Common beach. The production crew spent a…

12 years ago

Rochford roadworks set to cause months of delays

Roadworks on a busy local road are set to delay motorists travelling through Rochford for 3 months. 1246 metres of…

12 years ago

Southend’s Adventure Island bans topless men

One of Southend's most popular tourist attractions, Adventure Island, has introduced a new rule asking male customers not to remove their…

12 years ago

Flybe announces six new routes from Southend Airport

Europe's largest regional airline, Flybe, has announced six new routes to be operated by Stobart Air from Southend Airport. The…

12 years ago