LEIGH ON SEA: Police prevent planned rave

Police in Leigh have prevented a impromptu rave taking place on Two Tree Island. At about 9.45pm on Saturday (28th Aug) officers received information that a group of people was in the process of setting up tents, lighting and sound equipment on the island – behind Leigh railway station. Officers attended the scene immediately and [...]

‘A LEVELS’ – Congratulations, commiserations & results

Longpier.com wishes everyone getting their ‘A’ Level results in Southend and surrounding areas, GOOD LUCK!! Why not get your congratulations, commiserations and results posted here – send your info to longpier@gmail.com or @longpier on Twitter, and we’ll update the messages throughout the day.  Or – of course – you can leave a message on Facebook’s [...]

SOUTHEND: £25m scheme to improve borough is “on track”

The team behind the four major projects which make up the ‘Better Southend’ initiative, say their programme is on schedule. The council says the Progress Road , Cuckoo Corner, Victoria Gateway and City Beach schemes are aimed at making Southend a more pleasant place to live, work and relax. All four schemes are part-funded by cash from [...]

OLD LEIGH: Cafe plan gets go-ahead, despite concerns

A controversial plan to demolish a cockle stall in Old Leigh and replace it with an outdoor cafe, has been given the green light by councillors. The East Anglia Pub Company – which owns the Peter Boat pub – applied to Southend Council to demolish the Ivy Osborne shed and replace it with a new [...]

CHALKWELL/SOUTHEND: Carnival week kicks off

The Southend Carnival is back, with a bigger and better range of activities than ever before. The official opening of the Fair in Chalkwell Park today ( Fri 13), kicks off a week of exciting events around the town, all supporting HARP and the Southend Hospital ‘Bosom Pals Appeal’. In addition to the annual Dog [...]

COMMUNITY EVENTS: Get your activity listed here

Have you got an event or activity you want publicised in Southend or surrounding areas? Longpier.com is launching a “Community Events” section on the website today, giving all of us a chance to log on and find out what’s going on in and around our area. There’s hundreds of charities and groups in our area, [...]

Coast Magazine rates Longpier as ‘one of the best’ in Britain

Influencial glossy monthly magazine ‘Coast’ has rated Longpier as “one of the best community” websites in the country. In September’s issue – which is in shops now – ‘Coast’ says: “Community blogs are becoming increasingly important and relevant, and this one from Southend-on-Sea is one of the best“. Longpier.com is featured in the ‘Beachcomber’ section [...]

FIND THE FIFTY: Congratulations to our winners

Longpier.com is delighted to announce that Mum and son pair, Hayley and Cy Daly from Woodcutters Avenue in Leigh-on-Sea, have won our treasure hunt competition ‘Find the Fifty’. They carefully pieced together our five clues over the week and turned up within minutes of the envelope being placed in the secret location. The envelope – [...]

FIND THE FIFTY: Friday’s clue

So today’s the day – by the end of Friday, someone will be £50 richer thanks to Longpier.com‘s treasure hunt competition ‘Find the Fifty’. You’ve already had four clues – and below is the final clue.  By the time you have read this, the special envelope would have been placed in the secret location.  If [...]

LEIGH: Spreading the roots of success

Southend’s winning Hampton Court Flower Show entries are spreading their victorious roots through Leigh on Sea. Key features of the Playful Garden – which clinched a bronze award at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society contest – are proving a big hit in the borough. The garden was created by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Parks Team with [...]

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