A £1 million programme to overhaul children’s play areas across four Southend parks is now underway, with all sites due…
Lazydays Festival will return to Priory Park in Southend from 24 to 26 July 2026, with its largest edition yet.…
A police raid on a property in Westcliff led to the arrest of a woman and the discovery of suspected…
A Southend shop owner has been convicted of 43 offences after Trading Standards officers uncovered a large stash of illegal…
What is the Better Queensway project? Better Queensway is a long term regeneration scheme focused on the Queensway estate and…
An 11-year-old boy was shoved to the ground and robbed of his scooter whilst on his way to school on…
Detectives have secured a charge of attempted murder against a man, after a violent stabbing in Westcliff that left a…
A Southend MP has described rotting food inside a fire-damaged warehouse as a serious “hygiene hazard”, after weeks of foul…
A car caught fire twice on a quiet Westcliff street yesterday morning, forcing firefighters to return to the scene after…
A brand-new culinary celebration is coming to Southend this autumn, as the city prepares to launch its first-ever Southend Food…
A group of urban explorers quietly gained access to the empty tower block at 21 Victoria Avenue in the city…
Residents across Eastwood and Leigh-on-Sea say they are living in “horrendous” conditions as a huge fruit fly infestation continues to…
A man has been jailed after police discovered a large cannabis farm hidden inside an industrial unit in Shoeburyness, where…
Southend High Street has been the centre of a major Trading Standards operation that uncovered £45,000 worth of illegal vapes,…
Two property companies have been fined more than £21,000 after Southend City Council uncovered serious safety breaches at an unlicensed…