A dance school based in Leigh-on-Sea, who were crowned World Champions at the Dance World Cup in 2024, have joined local schools by adopting a baby penguin sculpture as part of Waddle-on-Sea.
The new partnership covers the operation of three leisure centres - Belfairs Swim Centre Leigh-on-sea, Shoeburyness Leisure Centre, and Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre.
Team members from Leigh-based firms THS Concepts, Sculpt 3D, and Rocket Growth are preparing to undertake a gruelling endurance challenge in support of the Ickle Pickles charity, which provides vital equipment for neonatal units across the UK.
There’ll be a tornado of local Leigh-on-sea talent whirling across the stage at the Palace Theatre this summer as the Summer Youth Project production of The Wizard Of Oz flies into Southend.
Local rail operator Trenitalia c2c is proud to have honoured rock 'n' roll icon, Essex native and co-founder of the legendary band Dr. Feelgood, Wilko Johnson, with a specially commissioned train nameplate at a ceremony at Southend Central station.
Runners travelled across the county and country for the Havens Hospices Southend Half Marathon – sponsored by Utilize PLC – which took place on Sunday 8th June. The race started and finished in Shoeburyness, taking in views of the famous coastline.
Southend-on-Sea City Council has published its Provisional Revenue and Capital Outturn Report for 2024/25
Pupils from Prince Avenue Academy were pleased to entertain members of the local community who gathered at the Havens Hub in Hamlet Court Road.
Heycroft Primary School, part of the South East Essex Academy Trust (SEEAT), is celebrating the re- opening of the school swimming pool following years of closure.
As Southend’s seafront gears up for another busy summer, Southend-on-Sea City Council is reminding residents and visitors of the Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in place to help keep everyone safe and ensure a great day out for all.
Join Havens Hospices for its ‘Glow for Havens’ fundraiser, taking place on Saturday 20th September from 4.45pm, starting the walking routes at dusk and finishing at Little Havens in Daws Heath Road, Thundersley.
Southend-on-Sea City Council has contacted residents affected by an error in care cost calculations. The error, which dates back to 2018, was caused when a new software system used to calculate care charges was configured incorrectly.
c2c will be running a full Sunday timetable with trains going into both Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street stations. They will be running as many trains, with as many carriages as possible throughout the day.
Southend’s award-winning pier is set to become the centrepiece of an ambitious ‘yarnbomb’ tribute this November, as thousands of knitted and crocheted red poppies are installed along its entire 1.33-mile stretch in the lead-up to Remembrance Day.
The newly refurbished shop is a joint initiative with local Essex charity Havens Hospices. It provides a valuable resource for residents to donate or purchase reusable items, ensuring they find a new home rather than ending up as waste.
Over 300 of Southend’s musicians and artists came out on Friday 23rd May for a private view of the Scene by the Sea art exhibition and map launch at Southend’s Beecroft Gallery
Southend City Jam, the UK’s largest street art festival, returns from 29 to 31 August 2025, transforming the city centre, seafront and pier into a vibrant canvas of creativity.
On Wednesday 21st May Endeavour Leigh-on-sea's very own Dunkirk Little Ship and cockle boat sailed to Dunkirk from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of WW2 Operation Dynamo.
Join a four-day journey along the Thames Estuary: Jacktars and Landlubbers, part of T100’s Our River festival. Walkers and sailors move side by side, tracing the footsteps and wake of those who shaped this historic waterway.
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