Just a reminder that this weekend sees National Census Day - Southenders have to complete the rather hefty Census form on Sunday the 27th of March. Each person staying at your house on the day will need to answer the 42 questions on the 32 page form. Questions include: H11. Do you have solid wood central [...]

Today, the 25th of March 2011, sees the launch of the Nintendo 3DS – The first 3D gaming device that doesn’t need silly glasses to get that 3D effect. Southenders – It pays to shop around! One of our team wanted to get their hands on the 3DS on the day of launch (as he’s a [...]

Into milkshakes? Southend’s about to get its very own ShakeAway Milkshake bar. Southend Shakeaway opens in the Victoria Shopping Centre on Saturday 19th March 2011 at 1pm and we’re told that they’ll be giving away the first 50 milkshakes free. The ShakeAway chain was established in 1999 and sells over 150 flavours of Milkshakes and [...]

Shoppers at Waitrose in the Southend area will no doubt know that each month, three charities are picked, and the store makes a donation based on shoppers votes. At the end of each shop, you’re given a green token to drop into one of the three charity boxes. For the month of March 2011, the [...]