Leigh on Sea News

Newsletter - 11/09/2015

This weeks newsletter features A Review of O'Picado, Havens Hospices Sky Dive, Lessons From Margate and What Happens When The Purchase Of Your Dream Home Falls Through. As well as, this weeks featured vouchers and exciting upcoming events!

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Havens Hospices Sky Dive

Join Team Havens on our last skydive day of 2015 at Beccles airfield on September 19th.

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Cocktail of the week - Jose's Old Fashioned

This week I've gone for a little Mexican twist on the classic old fashioned cocktail.

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O’Picado Review

I never realised there was quite a thriving Portuguese community around the Southend area!

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Recipe of the week - Ultimate Vanilla Cheesecake

This soft, sweet and delicious cheesecake will be a winner with all the family

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Wine Review - Furmint Tokaj 2013

Introducing our new wine review specialist to leigh-on-sea.com

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Traffic signal upgrade to commence

Sunday 13th September sees the start of a complete refurbishment of the traffic signalling system at the junction of Victoria Avenue and Fairfax Drive. 

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Try a Bus Day is just the ticket!

If not, there’s a great chance to find out about routes, fares, where the stops are, and much more at a special Try a Bus event on Wednesday 16th September.

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Potato Picking Party Competition- Winner Announced

48 hour compettion to win a family ticket to the fabadousa Potato Picking Party at Marsh Farm!

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Lessons from Margate

The idiosyncratic tales of Ray Morgan...

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HISTORICALEIGH - Samuel Bacon

On 24 November, 1903, a man called George Robinson arrived at the Bank of England and was directed to the Bank Secretary.

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Help! The purchase of my dream home is going to fall through

You have found your dream home. You have had to make an offer of the asking price as there were 10 other people after it but you have managed to secure it and it has been taken off of the market for you.

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Consider the Challenger Banks

Last week, Aldermore, the so-called challenger bank, reported their profit had more than doubled in the first quarter of the year.

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Seafront cruise disrupted as Police and Council launch joint operation

A joint operation between Essex Police and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council successfully disrupted an unauthorised car cruise event on Wednesday night (2 September 2015).

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Newsletter - 04/09/2015

This weeks newsletter features Leigh Development News, The Recipe Of The Week, The Ivy Review and the Latest Competition. As well as, this weeks featured vouchers and exciting upcoming events!

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Never Mind Baby Brain, Mind The Gap

Motherhood brings us many incredible gifts- those tiny fingers wrapped around ours, those first smiles, THAT BABY SMELL, mmmmm.

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Apply now for September 2016 secondary school places

Local parents and carers can now apply for secondary school places for September 2016.

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Southend businesses have their broadband boosted

Businesses in Southend are being urged to apply now for grants of up to £3,000 to boost their broadband connection and reach quicker speeds whilst funding is still available.

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Cocktail of the week - Summer Thyme Blues

They say there ain't no cure for the summertime blues... But this comes close! I recently won a Ford's Gin Cocktail Competition so I've used it for this concoction.

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Foodie Rich Away Days - The Ivy Review!

I thought it would be fun this week to review a restaurant a little further afield, a kind of ‘Foodie Rich Away Day!’ So where better to start, than jumping on a train and going ‘up town’ for a bit of lunch at the Ivy.

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