southend-on-sea

Wheelchair-friendly boardwalk installed on Southend beach

A new “fully accessible” beach boardwalk has been built in Southend for Summer 2024. The new accessible timber boardwalk has…

2 years ago

Southend Council make £6.4million from car parking fees and fines

Southend City Council made £6.4million in profit from car parking fees and fines in the last financial year. The size…

2 years ago

Complaints after huge new LED billboard erected in Southend city centre

Residents living in a block of flats in Southend city centre are complaining after a huge new illuminated digital advertising…

2 years ago

Child-friendly checkouts introduced at Morrisons supermarkets

Morrisons stores around the UK have been introducing dedicated kids checkouts, where children can have a go at being the…

2 years ago

Wendy’s hamburger chain to open new restaurant in Southend

Wendy's has announced plans to open a new burger restaurant in Southend High Street. The American hamburger chain has submitted…

2 years ago

The latest updates as Storm Isha hits Southend and the UK

Update 1 (22:20): Storm Isha has arrived in Southend, bringing strong winds. A “huge” oak tree has already been blown…

2 years ago

Greater Anglia railway lines suspended due to storm damage

Greater Anglia have issued a ‘DO NOT TRAVEL’ warning due to multiple overhead wire problems during Storm Henk. A weather…

3 years ago

Hundreds of people run into icy cold water on Southend seafront

These brave people took a dip in the cold water on Southend seafront on Boxing Day morning! It was the…

3 years ago

Multiple emergency services rush to incident in Westcliff

Police, armed police, paramedics and firefighters were dispatched to a multi-agency incident in Crowstone Road, Westcliff, today. Police officers were…

3 years ago

Two men charged following stabbing in Southend city centre

A police cordon is on Chichester Road in Southend City Centre, following a serious incident yesterday. A man in his…

3 years ago

RTC blocking junction on major Southend road

There has been a collision by the Blue Boar pub on Victoria Avenue in Southend. The dual carriageway road has…

3 years ago

Amber warning issued for Southend due to an “increasingly intense storm”

Storm Ciarán is expected to track towards the City of Southend-on-Sea on Thursday, from the South West of the UK,…

3 years ago

Revealed: New drop tower ride for Southend’s Adventure Island

Adventure Island on Southend seafront has begun work to prepare for a new 38-metre tall drop tower. The new Sky…

3 years ago

Cyclist hit by car at busy Prittlewell junction

East Street in Prittlewell was closed for a period this evening after a collision involving a cyclist and a red…

3 years ago

Man drowns in the water along Southend seafront

A man drowned in the Thames Estuary near Thorpe Bay yesterday evening. The major incident unfolded at 5pm on Thursday…

3 years ago