Leigh on Sea News - blog

Stand out from the crowd

Something very rare is happening in Leigh on Sea that we haven’t seen for a good few years. There are actually quite a lot of properties for sale currently on the market.

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Show Home Opening

This weekend sees the launch of the much anticipated show flat at our development 1043 London Road, Leigh on Sea. It will be a chance for people to look at the quality finish of these super apartments.

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Trust Me, I Know What I'm Doing

For as long as I can remember and certainly as long as I have been selling houses in Leigh on Sea the market has been on the rise with prices going up.

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Rob's Rant

I don’t often get a chance to vent and it is even mire rare that people listen but sometimes I just have to get something off of my chest.

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2016, WTF?

What a 12 months, eh? 2016 will go down in history as one of the weirdest...

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In Defence of the Southend High Street Signs

It seems that being a "sour seagull" is very en vogue of late...

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Not Already!

It is that time of the year again! Well I don’t think it is but according to everyone else in my office the Christmas build up starts in November, basically the day after Firework Night!

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10 Things You Can Do To Get Healthier Now

In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with the idea that we are not good enough.

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50PercentMum: To Club or not to Club?

To club or not to club, that is the question…

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Mums, Meet Our New Parenting Lifesaver!

Motherhood is a crazy, demanding, mind-numbing, relentless, humbling and ridiculously funny (I think that covers most parenting adjectives) and I spend most of time, quite honestly, winging it all the way.

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Historicaleigh - The Carlton

Am I the only person to mourn the loss of the traditional name of the only pub in Leigh Broadway?

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They Say It's Spring

Now, don't get me wrong, I love cosying up with a red wine by a fire, or looking out of the window when it's snowing, but despite my hearty love of all things cold and wintry, I must admit that I am greatly cheered by the onset of spring.

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Take Courage

People have different interpretations of what courage means.

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Historicaleigh: Speeding Fish Vans From Leigh

On a Sunday night in July 1831 James Cook, fisherman and landlord of the Cock and Billet (now the Crooked Billet), was driving his fish machine to London when his horse took fright at a cow lying in the road and the machine careered off at rapid speed.

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The Corrie Legacy

It was with a heavy heart that I heard Tony Warren, creator of Coronation Street had died.

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A Whiff Of The Past

I should have Earl Grey more, because for the few minutes it takes for me to drink it makes me reflect on a great memory.

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No cheese is a breeze

I've given up cheese. Oh god, there it is. I've said it out loud.

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In need of some silliness

Life is a serious business, ain't it? We're (I'm) full of woes like: will I ever get a mortgage?

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The Kindness of Strangers

As a writer, small interactions with people you don't know can be a goldmine.

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Historical Leigh - Leigh On Its Dignity

Remarkable scenes were witnessed at Leigh, when certain inhabitants avenged what they termed an insult to their native place by burning the effigy of a Southend Town Councillor on the mud after carrying it through the streets.

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