It’s a June day on the glistening Thames Estuary; perfect for a river cruise and a spot of lunch in Kent, south-east England. Yet there’s something vaguely unsettling in the distance as we embark the ...

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 the 1990s.

They also filmed inside the bowling alley on Southend Pier, which burnt down just two months later in a major fire. The images of the band in South Essex have been resurrected thanks to volunteers at ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Southend Pier will remain closed over the weekend after it was struck by a fishing boat. A local fishing trawler hit a section of the Essex attraction at 07:00 GMT.

Southend Pier Cultural Centre-White Arkitekter and Sprunt 5 of 14 The centre is a meeting place for tourists and residents with restaurant, café, cultural centre with studios, exhibitions, film ...

A new Land's End-style signpost has been added to a resort pier to boost tourism and encourage visitors to take selfies. The "selfie signpost" has been installed on Southend Pier and resembles 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.