Leigh on Sea News

Pothole repairs underway after bad weather

Following on from the so called ‘Beast from the East’, roads up and down the country have been heavily impacted by the adverse weather conditions, with Southend-on-Sea being no different.   

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Belton Hill step replacement to start in April

Major work to replace steps at Belton Hill in Leigh-on-Sea is planned to start in April.   

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Competition: Win tickets to Charles Dickens Classic Great Expectations

Winner Announced - is it you? 

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Snows days!

Bizarre really, I wait all winter hoping it is going to snow and look forward to the picture postcard landscaped under a blanket of white and then as soon as it is here, I am fed up and cant wait for it to go. 

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March - the month of tax saving tips!

March is always a significant month in the family calendar as we cover Mother’s Day and Easter, it is the beginning of Spring, the clocks go back and we celebrate St David’s Day and St Patrick’s Day

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Matt Linnen is coming for ya!

For those who followed local singing sensation Matt Linnen's journey on the X Factor last year and are keen to catch him on home ground, well, you need to look no further!

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Aurum Restaurant – Seven Hotel

Once a rather uninteresting former old folks home, this building has been transformed in to a high-end boutique hotel, with an equally lavish restaurant.

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More than nine out of ten applicants get first choice for secondary schools on national offer day

More than nine out of ten Southend-on-Sea children will start secondary school in September 2018 at their first choice school.   

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Waste collection suspended for the rest of the week

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has taken the difficult decision to suspend kerbside recycling and waste collections for the remainder of the week.   

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Picture of the week - Friday 2nd March

Schools out, snows out, sledges out....

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School Closures in Essex

More snow forecast in the little town that we love....

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I Smell Snow

"Have you seen the forecast?" people are frantically saying

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Funding secured for Leigh-on-Sea fishing port study

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has secured £71,195 of funding to undertake a study to help the port at Leigh-on-Sea remain accessible by all maritime uses, including the fishing and cockling industries.   

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Legal Eagle Q & A: Fence boundaries and your legal rights

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Mothering Sunday Lunch with Joe Gibson

Give your mum a real treat this Mothering Sunday! 

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Picture of the week - 23rd February 2018

Another beautiful picture of the llttle town we love 

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The Grand Latest - February 2018

An exclusive update on Leigh's most iconic building....

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The Market Place Beigel Bar

After a little social media inspiration, it hit me, The Market Place Beigel Bar.  YES, I can now get myself a Brick Lane classic locally.

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Review: Fat Friends the musical

If you're familiar with red days and green days, weigh-ins and meal replacement shakes, or people telling you to "just drink a glass of water if you feel hungry", there will be wry nods aplenty for you at Fat Friends the Musical, which is showing this week at the Cliffs Pavilion.

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Southend Airport's New destinations!

Fly from Southend to Malta, Sardinia and Sicily this May!

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