Southend tax rise will fund services, says council

Southend-on-Sea City Council has proposed increasing its tax on residents by 4.99% in April. Labour leader Daniel Cowan said ...
Daily Mail

Welcome to 'Bin City': Why families in Southend are 'absolutely furious' about being given THREE wheelie bins for their rubbish

It boasts the world's longest pleasure pier, plus no fewer than nine award-winning Blue Flag beaches. But residents of Southend-on-Sea fear that a new waste collection system designed to satisfy ...
The Echo on MSN

Coastguard 'busy start' to 2026 including two Southend explosives false alarms

HM Coastguard Southend has responded to four incidents in as many days in a "busy start" to 2026, including two reports of ...
BBC

University to shut campus and cut 400 jobs

A university has announced it is closing one of its campuses and is in the process of axing 400 full-time jobs. The University of Essex said its Southend-on-Sea campus would shut from summer 2026. The ...
Essex Live on MSN

The seaside town once called the 'UK's worst' that's now 'the California of Essex'

It was once known as being one of the UK's worst seaside towns - but now it's been compared to a beach in California ...
BBC

Police car overturns while responding to incident

A busy road junction has been closed after a police car was involved in a crash and overturned. Essex Police said it was told at 12:55 BST that one of its marked cars collided in Southend-on-Sea while ...
Ealing Times

In Pictures: Cold water courage to start the new year as swimmers dive into 2026

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.