Leigh on Sea News

The Cher Show is coming to the Cliffs Pavilion

The Cliffs Pavilion have announced that The Cher Show is coming to the theatre in August of next year.

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Arts Award at Estuary 2021

Over half term, young visitors to Estuary 2021 can achieve their Discover Arts Award whilst enjoying all the festival has to offer.

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Council launches barbecue consultation

The Council has launched a consultation which aims to gather views about the use of barbecues in the Borough’s public areas.

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Gold Standard onsite private PCR testing at London Southend Airport

London Southend Airport has collaborated with Prenetics to offer onsite private COVID-19 tests.

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New online engagement page launched by Music on Sea

Music on Sea has launched an engagement project for students to share their ideas for the future of music, as well as sharing stories of their experiences of music in Southend.

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London Southend Airport to restart passenger flights as travel restrictions ease

London Southend Airport today opens its doors to passengers following several false starts due to lockdown.

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Taxi drivers given free face coverings for passengers

Taxi drivers across Southend-on-Sea have been given free face coverings to hand out to their passengers free-of-charge.

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Planned June highways works

Up to four roads across the borough are planned for repairs and resurfacing throughout June as the council continues with its planned highways works programme.

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Tales from the Thames: A Creative Estuary Co-commission with Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

A new play will bring live theatre to parts of South Essex where it is rarely, if ever, staged.

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Great British Spring Clean set to take over the town

A national campaign to get local people involved in cleaning up their community is set to launch this week – and here is how local groups can get involved.

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Bric-a-Brac Trail Returns this June

Following the success of 2020's first Leigh on Sea Bric and Brac Trail, the organisers have set a date for another event in June 2021.

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As eviction bans lifts, landlords urged to ‘call before you serve’

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is urging landlords and tenants to call the housing solutions team before issuing an eviction notice.

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Find and Fix programme returns to repair our roads

The council’s highways maintenance contractor will once again be blitzing the Borough’s roads to ‘find and fix’ potholes and road defects.

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Estuary Festival Begins on May 22nd

The festival has been curated in response to the Thames Estuary and the lives, landscapes and histories found there. A mix of large scale and intimate visual art, literature, music and film, it celebrates culture, creativity, recovery and renewal.

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Groves Cycles: Bespoke Bikes made in Leigh

Did you know that Leigh on Sea has its very own bespoke Bicycle maker! Groves Cycles.

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Hot Properties This May From Bear

Some of the best homes on the market in Leigh this month, courtesy of Bear Estate Agents.

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Southend community testing programme urging everyone to use twice-weekly home testing kits

The Council’s community testing programme is to close its two remaining rapid lateral flow device (LFD) assisted swabbing sites as it moves towards encouraging testing at home for everyone.

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New Mayor for Southend-on-Sea

The 100th Mayor of Southend-on-Sea has taken the chains as Cllr Margaret Borton was inaugurated as first citizen of the Borough.

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Libraries help support mental wellbeing through the power of reading

A new campaign is set to launch in Southend libraries which looks to tackle loneliness and support mental health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the town’s recovery.

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Residents asked for views on powers to tackle anti-social behaviour

Residents are being asked if powers should be introduced to tackle anti-social behaviours in Chalkwell and Leigh-on-Sea.

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