Leigh on Sea News

Essex Fire & Rescue Day Competition

Brave little fire-fighters will LOVE the 999 themed day at Marsh Farm this 9th May 2015! Come in fancy dress and join the Essex Fire & Rescue Service who will be demonstrating a real-life, large animal rescue drill with a horse mannequin!

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Newsletter - 24/04/2015

Read our Peterboat Reviw, Record Store Day 2015, Our Game of Thrones Ice & Fire Cocktail and the Oasis Coffee House. As well as, this weeks featured vouchers and exciting upcoming events all in this weeks newsletter!

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Game of Thrones Ice & Fire Cocktail!

Who's loving the new series of Game of Thrones? Here's the first of our themed cocktails but be warned, this mix of Ice & Fire is potent enough to kill a king!

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Peterboat Review

Whenever I mention Leigh to colleagues who live out of town, the majority who have visited our lovely part of the country have fond memories of sitting outside where? Yep, the Peterboat!

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Recipe of the week - Thai Fish Cakes

This week try these my thai fish cakes recipe their great as a starter or main meal. They are super easy if you have a food processor!

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Record Store Day 2015

There's always a great buzz around these days - people queue outside Fives to buy limited edition RSD releases from as early as 7am, bleary-eyed and clutching takeaway tea.

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Oasis Coffee House Supporting The Homeless

Oasis gives its customers the opportunity to support the homeless, the hungry, the vulnerable, people who drift along on the edge of society

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Automatic Enrolment…What do I do about that?

If you are a local business owner the chances are that you have recently received a letter informing you of your obligations towards Automatic Enrolment

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No Excuse For Apathy

It is going to be a very important few weeks. The General election is now less than 3 weeks away and the battle is definitely starting to heat up.

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Walk Like A Man at The Boatyard!

Fresh from performing in the hit West End show ‘The Jersey Boys, the life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons’, Mark Halliday proudly presents his latest smash!

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Young People from Church And School Youth Groups Will Be Sleeping In A Slum This Weekend

Please Donate online to Help them Support some of the World’s Poorest People - https://my.give.net/blaze

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Why Not Try A Train?

A special try a train day on Thursday 23rd April aims to get tentative passengers back on track.

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Newsletter - 17/04/2015

Read about Our Cocktail of the Week, Our Wings Chinese Review, The New Show at The Cliffs and How to Put a Spring in The Step of Your Business. As well as, this weeks featured vouchers and exciting upcoming events all in this weeks newsletter!

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87% Get First Choice Primary School

Nearly nine in ten Southend-on-Sea children will start primary school in September 2015 at their first preference primary school.

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Cocktail of the week - LEMON MERINGUE PIE

With the weather hotting up, shake up some of these sweet citrus treats to sip on a sunny Sunday afternoon, bliss!

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Wings Chinese Review

Folks let me share a little secret with you. Probably the best and most authentic Chinese outside China town if not Hong Kong (jeez, that’s a bold statement) is right on our doorstep, yep in Southend, at Wings.

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Your Starter For Ten...

The idiosyncratic tales of Ray Morgan

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HISTORICALEIGH - The Leigh Belle

In January 1909 the Leigh Fire Brigade took possession of a brand new fire engine, The Leigh Belle.

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Reforms From The Last budget Taking Effect This Week

With the reforms from the last budget on pensions taking effect this week. Are we likely to see a surge of people looking to purchase buy to let properties to generate an income for their old age?

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Put a Spring in The Step Of Your Business

You can tell that Spring is in the air. The sun is out, it’s getting warmer, and it’s getting even harder to park in Leigh!

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