The Great Pier Swim 2017
One of the most unique swims in the UK is returning to Southend.
New CCTV cameras are being installed at the three Balmoral estate tower blocks located in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Q: I live just off Leigh Broadway and although I sympathise with shoppers who cannot find a parking space I am getting really fed up with cars parked across my drive! What’s the legal position please?
A new skate park is due to be built in the centre of Southend to replace the current makeshift one outside Southend Victoria Station.
I don't know why, but I love inclement weather. You should have seen me when it snowed a couple of weeks ago, instagramming the sight of the frankly wet and disappointing flakes spinning down in front of a Mr-Tumnus-style lamp post (this is how romantically I view snow, the lamp post was outside a second hand car dealership).
Are you struggling to get on to the housing ladder? Are you paying a fortune for a rubbish rental flat or are you living with your parents trying to save up for a deposit for your first home? Why don’t you consider buying a brand new apartment? I know what your thinking. Yeah right
New figures show that secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea performed above the national average under the Government’s new GCSE measures.
An ambitious two-year project to keep Southend’s roads lit throughout the night with energy-efficient LED lamps has now seen more than 10,000 street lights installed across the borough, with only 4,000 left on the to-do list.
The Britannia, in Eastern Esplanade, Southend, is to be preserved and turned into a chip shop with flats above, after developers and campaigners came to an agreement following the pub’s closure in March 2015.
As part of Leigh Community Centre’s ongoing commitment to providing fun and affordable activities during the school holidays, a programme of events have been organised for the February half term.
Check out our absolutely stunning picture of the week! Its a corker!
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will be paying tribute to all those who lost their lives or loved ones throughout the Holocaust and other more recent genocides during Holocaust Memorial Day.
A 17 year old boy who was a passenger in the car that saw two youths killed in Leigh has been cautioned for possession of cannabis.
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