10 amazing photos of lightning during Southend’s thunderstorms
The largest and most spectacular storm to hit Essex in years swept through Southend last night. The storm, which weather experts have confirmed was a ‘Super […]
Car crash on Westcliff seafront
Emergency services rushed to a road traffic collision on Western Esplanade this afternoon, where they found a single vehicle had crashed into a bollard at a […]
New Flybe route from Southend Airport to Maastricht takes off
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has begun the last of its six new European routes from Southend Airport. In the first three years of operation the […]
Crop circles discovered in Southend
Mysterious crop circle formations have appeared on farmland off of Sutton Road, near to Southend Airport. The first pattern was discovered on 14th June and […]
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 the crowds in the High […]
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 Southend seafront. Southend’s volunteer lifeboat crews […]
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 apparent spate of arson. The […]
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 today. Joining a wide selection […]
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 second hotel on the seafront, […]
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 and a spa. The landmark Victorian […]
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, with many of the scenes filmed […]
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 and the Coastguard, after a […]
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 new District Commander would be […]
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 May bank holiday weekend. Sky […]
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 day filming the advert earlier […]