Leigh on Sea News

Roy Chubby Brown comes to The Cliffs Pavilion

Chubby doesn’t hold back from sharing his outlandish views, sailing so close to the mark, even the most seasoned of fans will be left gob-smacked!

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Picture of the week - Friday 9th March 2018

Our Picture of the Week is normally one of the beautiful little town that we love, but this week, it is of something, someone, so much more beautiful.... my dear friend Sammy x

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Competition: Win a month's worth of unlimited blow drys!

Winner announced - is it you?

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Fines issued for waste offences

A fly-tipper has been ordered to pay over £800 after being prosecuted by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council enforcement officers.

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Up to £40 million to be invested into Southend Airport

Up to £40 million will be invested into Southend Airport between 2018 and 2021.

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Kids Review - School of Rock The Musical

What can we say other than.......you have to go! 

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A Night of Small Things

Oh.... just simply imagine it.....

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Back to life.....

Back to reality. The great thaw has happened. Our timelines are no longer a scrolling live-feed of snowmen, Waitrose shopping bags being pulled home on sledges (I see you), and frosty estuary scenes. 

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Pothole repairs underway after bad weather

Following on from the so called ‘Beast from the East’, roads up and down the country have been heavily impacted by the adverse weather conditions, with Southend-on-Sea being no different.   

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Belton Hill step replacement to start in April

Major work to replace steps at Belton Hill in Leigh-on-Sea is planned to start in April.   

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Competition: Win tickets to Charles Dickens Classic Great Expectations

Winner Announced - is it you? 

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Snows days!

Bizarre really, I wait all winter hoping it is going to snow and look forward to the picture postcard landscaped under a blanket of white and then as soon as it is here, I am fed up and cant wait for it to go. 

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March - the month of tax saving tips!

March is always a significant month in the family calendar as we cover Mother’s Day and Easter, it is the beginning of Spring, the clocks go back and we celebrate St David’s Day and St Patrick’s Day

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Matt Linnen is coming for ya!

For those who followed local singing sensation Matt Linnen's journey on the X Factor last year and are keen to catch him on home ground, well, you need to look no further!

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Aurum Restaurant – Seven Hotel

Once a rather uninteresting former old folks home, this building has been transformed in to a high-end boutique hotel, with an equally lavish restaurant.

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More than nine out of ten applicants get first choice for secondary schools on national offer day

More than nine out of ten Southend-on-Sea children will start secondary school in September 2018 at their first choice school.   

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Waste collection suspended for the rest of the week

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has taken the difficult decision to suspend kerbside recycling and waste collections for the remainder of the week.   

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Picture of the week - Friday 2nd March

Schools out, snows out, sledges out....

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School Closures in Essex

More snow forecast in the little town that we love....

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I Smell Snow

"Have you seen the forecast?" people are frantically saying

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