southend seafront

Work begins to build a second Premier Inn hotel for Southend seafront

Construction work has started to build an 80-bedroom budget hotel on Southend seafront. The five-storey building will be Premier Inn's…

11 years ago

Southend provides the backdrop for new Travelodge TV advert

Travelodge, the UK’s biggest independent hotel chain, has launched a new national television advert as part of a £25 million advertising campaign,…

11 years ago

New Cadbury advert filmed on Southend seafront

A television advert for a new Cadbury ice cream has been filmed in Southend at Shoebury Common beach. The production crew spent a…

11 years ago

Southend’s Adventure Island bans topless men

One of Southend's most popular tourist attractions, Adventure Island, has introduced a new rule asking male customers not to remove their…

12 years ago

Icon of Southend seafront skyline is ready to turn again

One of the most iconic sights on Southend seafront, Adventure Island's ferris wheel, will turn again this weekend after a £200,000 refurbishment.…

12 years ago

Average speed cameras now in operation on Southend seafront

New average speed cameras have been installed on Southend’s City Beach seafront to slow down traffic in the shared space.…

14 years ago

Search and rescue hovercraft launched to aid injured kitesurfer

Southend’s RNLI crews were dispatched to assist a kitesurfer with suspected back injuries. The Southend-based Atlantic 75 lifeboat and the…

15 years ago