Southend High Street is set to dazzle once again as Christmas in the City returns on Saturday 15th November 2025 for a full day of festive fun, culminating in the spectacular Christmas Lights Switch On at 6pm, followed by the fireworks finale on the seafront at 7.30pm.
Running from Friday 24th October - Sunday 2nd November 2025, the festival will spotlight some of the city’s most loved venues, with exclusive offers, special menus, and over £700 in prizes up for grabs!
Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Trust took to the pitch at Parsloes Park in Dagenham last week, raising vital awareness of male breast cancer with more than 1,000 visitors at the Leisure United facilities.
Havens Hospices’ first-ever Glow for Havens event has been hailed a glowing success after hundreds of participants came together on Saturday night to walk, dance, and raise vital funds for local hospice care.
This month’s blog explores more natural choices for the home – and why they’re far better for our health.
The skies above Southend seafront will once again dazzle this autumn as the City’s much-loved Firework Spectaculars return for the 2025 season.
The modular shuttle has potential to provide new mobility links between bus and train routes or serve areas where traditional bus services are limited. For Southend, this represents opportunities for more flexible and greener travel
The new Exhibition features couture pieces designed by Hardy Amies for business icon Gloria Levin
For 55 years, the Dell family’s Leigh-on-Sea business has been a familiar sight on the Thames Estuary—its boats returning laden with cockles at dawn
This week we take 10 minutes with Gail Hugman who runs the wonderful small business Lessons Alive in Leigh-on-sea
All good trails must come to an end, and after a summer where 103 penguins waddled into the city, the sculptures are now preparing to leave the streets and head off on their next adventure.
The award recognises employers who go above and beyond in supporting the Armed Forces Covenant and who demonstrate consistent and proactive efforts to ensure that service personnel, veterans, reservists, and military families are not disadvantaged in recruitment and employment.
Southend and Leigh-on-sea residents are set to benefit from a bold new proposal for one free bulky waste collection per year which will be available for every household.
Under the proposal, Southend would form a new unitary authority with our nearest neighbours, Castle Point and Rochford, reflecting existing community ties and shared services
Operating out of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and Whitstable and Queenborough in Kent, the historic fishery has supplied cockles to British and international markets for centuries. Now, it has once again been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), meeting the organisation’s globally respected standard for sustainable fishing.
The scheme will reduce the size of the existing roundabout, remove the underpass and discontinued footbridge, and introduce new cycle paths and improved pedestrian access into the town centre
Taking place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September at Ipeco, Rochford, this ticketed event is the only opportunity to see all 103 penguin sculptures together in one spectacular display before they waddle off to their forever homes at the Grand Auction.
When I say “go and see Tina,” that’s exactly what I mean. Not just through her powerhouse Tina-like vocals – which are more than impressive enough – but in her movement, mannerisms, and fierce, unstoppable energy.
Southend City Jam returns this Friday 29 August, and the council has revealed the official 2025 City Jam map, giving residents and visitors a first look at this year’s festival layout.
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