southend news

Major upgrade confirmed for Chalkwell station with two new lifts and footbridge

Chalkwell station is set to become fully step-free for the first time, following the award of a major contract by…

4 months ago

c2c warns train passengers to avoid using contactless cards as overcharge issue continues

Train passengers travelling between Essex and London have been warned to avoid using contactless payments and go back to using…

4 months ago

Aggressive beggar jailed AGAIN after harassing children and disabled people in Southend

A notorious street beggar who repeatedly harassed vulnerable people in Southend city centre has been jailed again for six months…

4 months ago

Man charged after woman in her 30s dies in Shoeburyness crash, with woman named

A woman has sadly died following a single-vehicle crash in Shoeburyness – and a man has now been charged with…

5 months ago

Young woman reunited with ‘guardian angel’ who rescued her from “aggressive stalker” on c2c train

A woman from Southend has been reunited with the stranger who stepped in to protect her from a threatening man…

5 months ago

Woman four times over drink-drive limit crashed Kia under Range Rover in Southend crash

A woman from Southend was more than four times the legal alcohol limit when she crashed her Kia Picanto into…

5 months ago

Major emergency in Southend city centre as person spotted on car park ledge

An emergency operation unfolded in Southend city centre this morning after a person was seen “sitting on a ledge” at…

5 months ago

Explosive threat still looms in Thames Estuary as SS Montgomery project suffers setback

Plans to remove the masts of the SS Richard Montgomery — the WWII shipwreck packed with tonnes of explosives —…

5 months ago

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

A wartime bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion after it was picked up by a visitor on a restricted…

5 months ago

Green light for Southend’s Empire Theatre to be redeveloped into flats after planning appeal win

Plans to redevelop Southend’s historic Empire Theatre site into a five and six-storey block of flats, shops and community spaces…

5 months ago

Over 700 NHS job cuts to hit Southend, Basildon and Chelmsford hospitals

Hundreds more NHS jobs are set to be cut across Southend, Basildon and Chelmsford hospitals, as the Mid and South…

5 months ago

Police search for Southend man who’s wanted in connection with arson investigation

Police are appealing for the public’s help to help find a man they want to speak to in connection with…

5 months ago

Southend cocaine supply line shutdown, handgun seized & arrests made in major police operation

A 'county lines' drug operation responsible for bringing crack cocaine and heroin into Southend has been dismantled, following a major…

6 months ago

Man attacked by five men in Southchurch Park in late night assault: Police appeal for witnesses

Police Detectives from Southend CID are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted by a group of…

6 months ago

Pro-Palestine march in Southend: Police make arrests and investigate offences after counter-protests

Essex Police have launched an investigation after tensions flared in Southend during a pro-Palestine march that took place on Saturday,…

6 months ago