southend seafront

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…

2 years ago

Hundreds of car enthusiasts descend on Southend seafront

Southend Seafront was brought to a standstill tonight, as hundreds of car enthusiasts arrived during a busy Bank Holiday Monday.…

2 years ago

Huge new big wheel opens on Southend seafront

A brand new big wheel has been built on Southend seafront! The new attraction at Adventure Island is named ‘The…

3 years ago

Southend seafront Halloween parade attracts thousands of visitors

Thousands of people have packed onto Southend seafront for tonight’s Halloween Parade and firework display! The second annual event took…

3 years ago

Police respond to mass disturbance in Southchurch Road as businesses forced to close

A large-scale disturbance in Southchurch Road prompted a significant police response yesterday evening, as reports emerged of a group of…

3 years ago

Thousands of motorcyclists descend on Southend for the Shakedown

Thousands of motorcyclists came to Southend seafront today for the annual Shakedown event. However the number of people attending appears to…

3 years ago

Major car cruise planned for Southend seafront

Police are preparing to patrol a car enthusiasts cruise event being held on Southend seafront on Saturday night. The event…

4 years ago

Bronze statue honouring fallen soldiers unveiled in Westcliff

A striking bronze statue of a soldier, standing in solemn respect for the fallen, has been installed in front of…

6 years ago

New Southend seafront Premier Inn to open early 2015

A brand new Premier Inn hotel is getting ready to open on Southend seafront. The new hotel being built on Eastern…

11 years ago

New indoor fun park takes shape on Southend seafront

A brand new multi-million pound indoor fun park is being built on Southend seafront. Replacing the old Blackbeard’s attraction next…

11 years ago

Spectacular seafront firework displays wow crowds

The night skies over Southend seafront have been lighting up with fantastic firework displays on Saturday nights, drawing large crowds to the town…

11 years ago

Southend Carnival raises nearly £6k for local causes

This year's carnival procession on Southend seafront raised a total of £5,815 from donations by the viewing public, in aid of local…

11 years ago

Daredevil youths disrupt seafront speedboat rides

Speedboat rides on Southend seafront were cancelled today after a group of youths refused to stop jumping off a jetty into…

11 years ago

Busy afternoon for Southend’s RNLI lifeboat crew

Southend 's lifeboat crew had a busy afternoon preventing people from getting into danger on the seafront today. The volunteer…

11 years ago

Southend lifeboat crews called out four times in one day

Today proved to be a busy day for Southend's lifeboat crews, who were dispatched to four different rescue incidents across…

11 years ago