The seafront was a hugely popular destination for car cruisers in the 1990s, but you would hard pushed to see them visiting as regularly nowadays ...

Mina Smallman, a former Southend archdeacon ... On being told that police had shared pictures of her daughters, Ms Smallman said she “completely lost it”. Discussing the police, she said ...

A dispersal order was put in place across Southend last night, due to the car cruise (Image: Aaron Chesham) Pictures taken ...

A LARGE emergency services presence is on the scene of an incident in Southend this evening. Multiple Essex Fire Service ...

Getty Images Southend-on-Sea's 1.34 mile-long (2km) pleasure pier is the world's longest. A live outdoor painting event, led by local artist Andy Downes, is also part of the schedule, and people ...