This summer children aged 4-11 can visit Southend Libraries to join the 'Marvellous Makers' Summer Reading Challenge, firing up their imaginations through the power of reading and creative expression.
Southend-on-Sea City Council's Trading Standards, in collaboration with HMRC and Essex Police, conducted a series of successful raids on retail premises along Southchurch Road, Southend.
Residents in Southend are being encouraged to make small changes to their daily routine to promote better air quality as part of a national initiative to support Clean Air Day on 20 June 2024.
The Young Entrepreneurs Southend-on-Sea (YES) network continues to empower the entrepreneurial spirit among budding business owners and young professionals in the city and further afield.
The Southend-on-Sea community gathered together last night at the Cenotaph on Clifftown Parade, as a beacon was lit to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
As many residents will have experienced in their own gardens, the current periods of warm, wet and sunny spring weather have prompted very strong grass and vegetation growth.
Prepare for an exciting journey into the past as the Galeón Andalucía, a stunning replica of a 16th-18th century Spanish galleon, returns to Southend Pier from 22 to 28 August 2024.
Southend-on-Sea City Council is asking residents to share their thoughts on the leisure centres across the city as the council prepares to enter into a new contract with a leisure provider in 2025.
Southend's civic fountain on Victoria Avenue has been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of Historic England.
Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has today announced the winners of the Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2024, and our beaches have yet again been named as some of the best in the UK.
Southend Council’s fostering team and foster carers are appealing to anyone who has ever considered fostering, and lives in and around our city, to join their supportive fostering community.
A coffee and cake morning has been held to welcome new foster carers who work with Southend-on-Sea City Council and thank them for the invaluable support they provide to the children of Southend.
Councillor Ron Woodley was elected as the City of Southend’s 103rd Mayor at today’s Full Council meeting and takes over from councillor Stephen Habermel who has served as Mayor for the past year.
Southend Pier is thrilled to announce a spectacular line-up of music and refreshments for the upcoming Big Bank Holiday Weekend extravaganza (4 to 6 May 2024).
London’s oldest surviving pie and mash shop, based in Tower Bridge Road, has extended its reach to one of the most iconic seaside locations in the UK – Southend Pier.
Southend-on-Sea City Council has successfully enforced its Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) following recent car meets in the city where anti-social behaviour took place.