Petition to turn Southend’s Kursaal into Essex’s largest Wetherspoons
A petition calling for Southend’s historic Kursaal to be turned into Essex’s largest Wetherspoons pub gained traction, attracting hundreds of signatures in just a few […]
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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 the Cenotaph on Westcliff Parade, […]
Serious RTC in Thorpe Bay leads to road closure & air ambulance response
Thorpe Hall Avenue is closed after a serious road traffic collision involving a car that collided with a tree. Police and paramedics are on the […]
Sutton road closed following two-vehicle collision
This afternoon, Sutton Road—a key route connecting Southend and Rochford—was closed by police following a collision involving two vehicles. All emergency services swiftly attended the […]
Police crack down on anti-social drinking and begging in Southend High Street
Southend Police have been targeting anti-social drinking and begging in the High Street this week, moving on offenders and clearing up the areas. One of […]
Horror film fest returns to Southend – bigger and bloodier than ever
Southend’s hugely successful Horror-on-Sea Film Festival is returning for a third-successive year. With demand for this year’s ‘scarefest’ running so high, the decision was made […]
easyJet launches new route to Menorca from Southend Airport
easyJet has announced today that it will operate a new route to Mahon in Menorca from Southend Airport in summer 2015. The new route means […]
Revealed: The Southend takeaways with the worst hygiene ratings
16 Southend takeaways have scored the second lowest food hygiene rating during inspections in 2014. This list features all the businesses that were given a 1 out 5 […]
Giant poppy painted above Southend High Street
A remembrance poppy artwork, to coincide with the one hundred year WW1 anniversary and Remembrance Day, has been painted on the side of a building next […]
Pensioner dressed as a pumpkin brings Halloween cheer to Southend
A Southend pensioner named Ken has brought smiles to the faces of many local people after dressing up as a pumpkin on Halloween. Wearing the […]
Southend Airport passengers forced to find new parking
Yellow lines have been painted around parked cars on a main road near to Southend Airport as the council enforce a new parking restriction. The […]
Rooftop standoff between police and wanted man
A wanted man caused a rooftop standoff with police today after he ran from officers who were attempting to arrest him. When police originally went […]
Car crash on Westcliff seafront
Emergency services rushed to a road traffic collision on Western Esplanade this afternoon, where they found a single vehicle had crashed into a bollard at a […]
New Flybe route from Southend Airport to Maastricht takes off
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has begun the last of its six new European routes from Southend Airport. In the first three years of operation the […]
Bins in Southend High Street deliberately set on fire
Southend’s firefighters were called out in the early hours of this morning to deal with multiple bin fires in an apparent spate of arson. The […]