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“Concrete it over” – ideas shared for Southend lagoon after family get trapped in ‘quicksand’

Sunday, 12 April, 2026 News Editor 0

Fresh calls are growing over what should happen to Three Shells Lagoon in Southend after more people became stuck in dangerous “quicksand” despite the area […]

Hundreds expected at Sierra Leone Outing on Southend beach this Saturday

Wednesday, 30 July, 2025 News Editor 0

Southend beach is set to host one of the UK’s largest cultural celebrations this Saturday 2 August, as the 2025 Sierra Leone Outing brings hundreds […]

Video: Army detonates wartime bomb ‘picked up’ by a visitor to Southend beach

Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 News Editor 0

A wartime bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion after it was picked up by a visitor on a restricted MOD beach in Southend. The […]

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Daredevil youths disrupt seafront speedboat rides

Sunday, 3 August, 2014 News Editor 0

Speedboat rides on Southend seafront were cancelled today after a group of youths refused to stop jumping off a jetty into the water. The speedboat rides […]

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Southend provides the backdrop for new Travelodge TV advert

Tuesday, 20 May, 2014 News Editor 0

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 […]

Shoebury East Beach Closed

East Beach closed after live wartime bombs found

Monday, 5 May, 2014 News Editor 0

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 […]

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