The full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus’s famous flagship from his 1492 voyage will be open to the public ...

The Oasis UK tour is set to get underway this week in Cardiff. Take a look back when Noel and Liam Gallagher visited Essex in ...

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4. In 1900 the pier was becoming so popular with visitors from east London that a new saying was doing the rounds: “When good West Ham councillors die, they go to Southend!” The appeal of the ...

Thousands of knitted poppies are expected to turn a city's famous pier into a striking remembrance memorial. The display will run the entire 1.33-mile (2.14km) length of Southend Pier in Essex from ...

Southend Pier. At 1.3 miles (2.1km), it is the world's longest pleasure pier . The Grade II-listed structure dates from 1830 and has survived several fires, boat crashes and severe storms.

Southend Pier served as a muster point for boats heading to Dunkirk, and the signpost includes the French port. Mr Cox said: "This new feature symbolises our commitment to rejuvenating Southend ...

CASH may be a little tight, but with summer and the school holidays on the way that shouldn’t mean you can’t make plans; so here are some of the best budget-friendly days out in Essex you can enjoy ...

The seaside town with UK's longest pier that needs it's own train to get to the end The 1.3-mile-long feat of engineering was first completed in 1889 is still the longest of its kind of the planet.

AN iconic seaside destination is under threat as the local council faces a £200,000 loss. Southend Pier could be forced to close if Southend-on-Sea City Council goes bust. The council may have to ...

Southend Pier is one of the most prominent landmarks in Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The Grade II listed pier is said to be the longest pleasure pier in the world, stretching 1.34 miles into the ...

Now the 22-year-old dad is being hailed as a hero for dropping his pants and using his own sprinkler to douse a flame that threatened the iconic Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea, U.K., Friday.