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Slug & Lettuce to close in Southend, with customers left with last-minute Christmas cancellations

It has been confirmed that the Slug & Lettuce bar in Southend will close on 6 December 2025, with some…

3 days ago

Man named and charged after reports of someone carrying sword in Shoebury

Police have charged a man after multiple alarmed people reported seeing someone walking through Shoeburyness holding a sword. The incident…

1 week ago

Photo Gallery: Thousands fill Southend High Street for the 2025 Christmas lights switch on

Southend High Street was packed on Saturday as thousands turned out for the Big Christmas Switch On, transforming the city…

2 weeks ago

11-year-old pushed to ground and robbed on way to school – man wanted by police

An 11-year-old boy was shoved to the ground and robbed of his scooter whilst on his way to school on…

2 weeks ago

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Westcliff, with 16-year-old girl also arrested

Detectives have secured a charge of attempted murder against a man, after a violent stabbing in Westcliff that left a…

2 weeks ago

Major rescue operation launched to rescue “a man in the sea” on Westcliff seafront

A major emergency response was launched along Southend seafront on Thursday night after reports of a man in the water…

3 weeks ago

Mercedes driver fined for fraudulently using disabled blue badge in Southend

A Southend man has been fined hundreds of pounds after being caught fraudulently using a blue badge that belonged to…

4 weeks ago

Car bursts into flames TWICE on Westcliff street as firefighters battle blaze

A car caught fire twice on a quiet Westcliff street yesterday morning, forcing firefighters to return to the scene after…

1 month ago

Police car flips onto roof outside Southend police station blocking the busy road

A police flipped onto its roof outside the police station on Victoria Avenue in Southend while responding to an incident.…

1 month ago

Inside Southend’s former tax office: Explorers reach rooftop before conversion to hundreds of new flats

A group of urban explorers quietly gained access to the empty tower block at 21 Victoria Avenue in the city…

1 month ago

Residents hit by ‘unbearable’ smell and fly invasion weeks after warehouse fire in Eastwood

Residents across Eastwood and Leigh-on-Sea say they are living in “horrendous” conditions as a huge fruit fly infestation continues to…

1 month ago

Another blow to Southend High Street as River Island closes – here’s the full list of River Island store closures

Another well-known retailer has disappeared from Southend High Street, as River Island confirms the permanent closure of its city centre…

2 months ago

Southend Hospital staff seen in hazmat suits during nuclear incident drill

Teams from the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust set up decontamination tents, triaged volunteer patients, and practised live…

2 months ago

Photos: £45,000 of illegal vapes, tobacco & Labubu toys seized in Southend High Street crackdown

Southend High Street has been the centre of a major Trading Standards operation that uncovered £45,000 worth of illegal vapes,…

2 months ago

Unlicensed York Road house in multiple occupation leads to landlords being fined

Two property companies have been fined more than £21,000 after Southend City Council uncovered serious safety breaches at an unlicensed…

2 months ago