It’s firework season, and we’re down at Southend seafront blogging live from Southend Council’s Festival of Fireworks. 8pm tonight, Saturday the 30th of October, saw the start of the free fireworks display, with fireworks launched from a barge moored just to the East of Southend Pier. Attached is a pic, live from the top level [...]

Southend Borough Council’s “Creating a Better Southend” survey is coming to an end. If you care about what happens in Southend-on-Sea, you have until Sunday 31st October 2010 to have your say. Planning is underway for the 2011/12 budget, and with Government departments being forced to make tough cutbacks, there could be tough decisions ahead. [...]

This Thursday, the 28th, sees the grand opening of the relaunched Mecca Bingo, Southend. The new-look Mecca Southend Club, located on the Greyhound Retail Park has undergone a £1.5million refurb, and offers a bar, cafe, amusements, and of course, the chance to win with the magic bingo balls. There’s a re-launch party from 5.30pm on [...]

Now there’s a headline and a half… Just what are we talking about? A Halloween addition to the social sat nav application called Waze. If you drive in and around Southend-on-Sea and own a smartphone, give Waze a try. You’ll be helping to complete a map of Southend, as well as share real-time road travel [...]