The Latest News for Southend & South East Essex

Headliners announced for Village Green 2014

This year's Village Green festival in Chalkwell Park will take place on Saturday 12 July. The arts, culture and music…

12 years ago

Stroke victim survives thanks to swift response of Southend Hospital medics

A Southend man whose life was saved by the swift action of the expert stroke team at Southend Hospital, has…

12 years ago

Southend Airport enjoys its busiest ever summer

A total of 230,000 passengers travelled through the Southend Airport between 1 July and 31 August 2013 making it the busiest…

13 years ago

Police raid Southend nightclub for drugs

Essex Police raided a nightclub in Southend in a show of force to crack down on drugs. Around 100 police…

14 years ago

Motorists caught out by new seafront speed limit

Frustration is rising among local people as more and more are caught speeding after a new 20mph zone came into…

14 years ago

Average speed cameras now in operation on Southend seafront

New average speed cameras have been installed on Southend’s City Beach seafront to slow down traffic in the shared space.…

14 years ago

Farringdon car park demolition back on track

The demolition of an old town centre car park in Southend has been restarted. Demolition of the Farringdon car park on…

15 years ago

Demolition of Warrior Square swimming pool nearing completion

The demolition of Warrior Square swimming pool in Southend town centre is well underway. The swimming pool was closed in…

15 years ago

Armed police stand off with gun suspect in Southend

Armed police have surrounded a house in Elizabeth Road, Southend, just off the seafront. Police had originally gone to the…

15 years ago

CCTV parking enforcement cars go live in Southend

Two new CCTV-equipped parking enforcement cars have started operating in Southend as of Monday 4 July, to crack down on…

15 years ago