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Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Palace Theatre begins with a sparse set of distressed walls and decayed decor, and we go straight into dialogue that's, of course, Oscar Wilde - so it's peppy, zingy and immediately compelling

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Southend schools celebrate high performance

Southend-on-Sea’s schoolchildren have achieved above the national average in all key stage performance results. The excellent results places Southend in the top 25% local authorities in England for early years, key stage 2 and key stage 4

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HistoricaLeigh: "Dreadful SOUTHEND hurricane—Loss of thirteen lives by shipwreck"

......From The Times - 16 March 1842 comes a terrifying report 

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Should we be worried?

I found out this week that another shop in Leigh Broadway is due to close which will lead to another empty unit no doubt

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Exciting News!

Pure Indulgence is launching a Training academy . Pure Indulgence prides itself on great treatments and Customer care, so train with the best!

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An evening at Create98

Many of you reading this will already have seen Create98 on the Broadway; a creative space that hosts a multitude of workshops from painting and crochet to poetry and cooking.

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Legal Eagle Q & A: When to give notice when leaving a rented property

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Half Marathon returns to Southend in June

There is still time to register for Havens Hospices’ Southend Half Marathon which returns for its 24th year on Sunday 9th June.

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The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars

In this, the 60th Anniversary of one of the world’s most iconic music venues, the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the road to celebrate the ‘Ronnie Scott’s Story’.

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World Book Day Fun at Leigh Road Baptist Church Pre-school

On Thursday 7th March 2019, Leigh Road Baptist Church Pre-school, Marguerite Drive, Leigh-on-Sea celebrated World Book Day with millions of other children around the world

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Train brought to standstill after teenagers robbed at knifepoint


A London-bound train travelling from Southend was brought to a standstill after two teenagers were robbed at knifepoint on board. 

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Nearly 80% get first choice for secondary schools

Nearly 80% of Southend-on-Sea children will start secondary school in September 2019 at their first choice school.

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Sensory garden begins taking shape

A community garden designed to improve the wellbeing of residents living with Dementia is being installed next to Southend Central Museum by the council’s parks team.

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New Hospice build takes ‘the next step’

A new hospice for Southend, which will eventually be caring for thousands of local people, is taking ‘the next step’ as vital infrastructure begins to be constructed on site.

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Roots Hall creator Sid Broomfield dies

The man who made Southend United's Roots Hall home has sadly died at the age of 94.

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Haven's Hospice need you!

There is still a chance to join the Prudential RideLondon this summer and raise vital funds for local charity
Havens Hospices, which includes Fair Havens Hospice, Little Havens Hospice and The J’s Hospice, are looking for cyclists to join them for the 100-mile ride on Saturday 4th August

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Dementia community support team shortlisted for national award

In just under two weeks, a local Dementia Community Support Team will learn if it has won ‘Team of the Year’ in the coveted LGC awards, which recognise the best of local government innovation and service delivery.

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Pancake Day in leigh-on-sea

With Pancake day just around the corner, we have been hunting for the best places in Ever wondered why pancakes are eaten on Shrove Tuesday? It dates back to when many societies would eat pancakes, or anything made of butter, sugar and fat that would then be given up for Lent, 7 weeks before easter.

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SPRING CLEAN! Have a legal tidy out.

Spring is definitely in the air, and that means time to tidy up our act.  I like to call it a Legal MOT.

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Common sense prevails

Just over a year ago, Lisa who work's on the Sale Team at Scott & Stapleton had a terrible car accident on Hadleigh Road. 

Finally, a proposed traffic calming meausre has been announced.

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