REVEALED: Southend Council wants to bring back the airshow, with event revival talks underway
Southend City Council has confirmed it intends to bring back one of the region’s most iconic events – the Southend Airshow. In a surprise announcement, […]
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Southend Halloween Parade 2025: Everything you need to know for the seafront event
A huge illuminated Halloween Parade and a free fireworks display will take place on Southend seafront this October! The hugely popular spooky parade will fill […]
Premier Inn unveils major expansion plans for Southend seafront hotel
Premier Inn has announced plans to expand its Southend seafront hotel, converting part of the former Brewers Fayre restaurant into additional guest rooms and constructing […]
Southend’s first New Years Eve seafront fireworks draw large crowds
Southend’s first New Years Eve seafront fireworks are being hailed a huge success, drawing a “much larger than expected” turnout. Councillors are already thinking about […]
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 Tower ride is expected to […]
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. There was very heavy traffic […]
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 City Wheel’ and cost in […]
Wetherspoon opens new hotel above the Last Post pub
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon are opening a new 14-bed hotel above the popular Last Post pub in Southend town centre. The £1million development will also […]
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 Esplanade is an investment of […]
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 to Southend Pier at Adventure […]
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 centre. Thousands of visitors have […]
New route from Southend Airport to Switzerland takes off
A new route between Southend and Switzerland celebrated taking off today with a water cannon salute from the fire service based at Southend Airport. The […]
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 the water. The speedboat rides […]
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. The historic ride was closed […]