Figures show tourism is booming in Southend
Visitor numbers reached a record high in 2017, according to a recent tourism assessment.
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Leigh on Sea News
Fright Night Halloween Ball!
Have you got your tickets yet?
That terrible time of year is soon upon us where the freaks will feast and the devils will dance…
HistoricaLeigh: A tragic family of Elm Road
In 1911, No 181 Elm Road was inhabited by Gladys Lanser and her son and daughter. Her husband was not present but Gladys had married William Gilbert Lanser, a Mariner.
Rick Astley plus special guest Gabrielle
Two years ago Rick Astley returned with an album that surprised everyone, even himself.
Our going out Halloween guide for all you freaks!
Fancy getting your freak on? Then here's a few places to hang out at this Halloween
City slicker or country bumpkin?
So what will it be? Here Rob at Scott & Stapleton visits the pro's and con's of both...
Temporary road closure on A127 junction
The westbound carriageway of the A127 will be closed overnight this Friday between its junction with The Fairway and the Borough boundary to allow for essential resurfacing.
Silent Halloween Disco Boat
It's all aboard one of the creepiest voyages in London this Halloween with the return of the Silent Sounds special
Sea Life Adventure houses saved monkeys
Southend's popular attraction Sea Life Adventure have opened an exhibition for their latest addition, Macaque Monkeys.
Feminist stories
Last week I was invited to perform at a feminist storytelling night at Metal in Chalkwell Park, and I thought long and hard about what to read.
New joint campaign asks parents, “Who’s controlling your child?”
That is the question asked in a new campaign targeted at local parents and carers, launched by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council and Essex Police.
In The Night Garden ... Live
Brand-new In the Night Garden Live show coming to the Cliffs Pavilion in 2019!
Officers clamp down on rogue traders
A joint operation between Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Trading Standards officers and Essex Police has led to 19 local businesses being investigated.
New community safety officers start their work
New Community Safety officers have started work in Southend-on-Sea this week.
GCSE result improve once again
GCSE statistics published this week show that the borough’s pupils have performed above the national average in all headline performance measures once again, improving on 2017’s impressive results.
Rethink over Thames Estuary Museum plans
Senior councillors have ordered a rethink over plans to build a museum on Southend’s seafront, in the face of rising costs.
Faulty Towers Dining Experience
Chaos reigns as soon as you walk through the door in this fully immersive show where you become diners, served by Basil, Sybil and Manuel.
Two Leigh businesses broken into in past week
Two Leigh-on-sea businesses have been broken into in the past week, the latest being in the early hour's of this morning for the second time in months.
HistoricaLeigh: Missing The Carlton
The Southend Telegraph of 1 March 1913 reported on a meeting to be held at the Séance Hall in the Broadway which had had to be abandoned. A speaker was to have travelled from Scotland but instead a letter arrived to explain the situation....
