A record field of over 2,000 runners will take part in this Sunday's annual 10k road race in Southend.
It starts at 10.30am from Southchurch Park in Thorpe Bay. The current race records are 28m 49s (men) and 33m 18s (women). The course is virtually flat and is mostly run along the seafront. Click to continue reading...

There's some good news if you're a fan of White Arkitekter's plans to redevelop Southend Pier. As revealed on Longpier.com last week, the Swedish firm beat off more than 70 architects to win a competition to redesign the Pier Head, which was ravaged by fire in 2005.
The initial blueprints have now been approved by Southend Borough Council's cabinet. Click to continue reading...

The Swedish architect firm - White Arkitekter - will redevelop Southend Pier, if the council secures funding from a government grant.
The main feature of the new Pier Head design will be an open air theatre with a terraced platform that will create lee, view point and seating for the audience. Click to continue reading...

"The Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier"
Sir John Betjeman
Some of the world's leading architects are bidding to redevelop Southend's most iconic landmark - its record breaking pier.
The pier has been crying out for some TLC ever since a devastating fire at the end of the 1. Click to continue reading...

The PI Project takes place around Southend on Saturday. If you haven't signed up yet then click here and if you haven't heard about this art event yet, then click here. Make sure you get your position in the circle and be part of Southend's history. Pictures will be available here on longpier sometime over the weekend. Click to continue reading...

Stunning actress Mischa Barton is all set to pack her Californian shades and head to the Essex seaside later this year to film a modern take on 'Alice in Wonderland'.
The former 'OC' star will play an American student who gets hit by a taxi, and finds herself in a strange world. Click to continue reading...