Longpier 17 March @ 01:53 PM EDT
Cyclists in Southend have been given a boost with the news that work has begun on the eastern
section of the Prittle Brook Greenway scheme between Victoria Avenue and Prittlewell Chase.
The existing footpath next to the brook is being converted into a shared use pathway for cyclists
and pedestrians.
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Longpier 15 March @ 11:17 AM EDT
Legal proceedings have begun against protestors, occupying an area of land at Cuckoo Corner in
Southend.
Court papers were this afternoon (Mar 15) served on the Camp Cuckoo campaigners, who have delayed
the start of works for a £5m road improvement scheme.
Lorraine Butler, Interim Head of Enterprise, Tourism and Regeneration, told l
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Longpier 08 March @ 03:29 PM EDT
Conservatives in Southend have released two new computer generated images of the proposed new
development at Cuckoo Corner, suggesting protest groups are "scaremongering" over the multi-million
pound development.
Protestors are currently camped out near the roundabout, campaigning against the removal of trees,
to make way for the development.
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Longpier 03 March @ 04:30 PM EDT
Here at Longpier.com, we're delighted to welcome Rachel Charman editor of Councilbust - a site for
independent reporting of politics in the Southend borough. Rachel will write a number of opinion
pieces for Longpier.com, and her knowledge of the workings of Civic Centre will be crucial in the
lead up to the local and national elections.
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Longpier 28 February @ 05:45 AM EDT
UPDATED 0945 SUNDAY:
Protesters who feared either tree felling or eviction from their site at Priory Park in Southend
say there's been no action by council contractors overnight.
Around 30 protesters from the Priory Park Preservation Society have been at the site on the edge of
Cuckoo Corner since Saturday tea-time, suggesting action was imminent.
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Longpier 02 December @ 06:22 AM EDT
Having trouble getting in the festive spirit? Are you not "feeling" it yet this year? Do you need
motivation to buy those presents?
If the answer's yes, then Southend is offering a number of Christmas concerts in the run up to the
big day.
On Friday 11th December, Southend Girls Choir is presenting a Christmas Concert from 8pm atSt
Luke's Church, St Luke's Road, Southend.
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Longpier 09 September @ 07:01 PM EDT
This weekend (11/12/13 Sep) Southend plays host to its first ever Polish Arts Festival.
Around 3,000 people originally from Poland are estimated to live in Southend and surrounding areas,
and the Essex town is twinned with Sopot - a Polish coastal resort on the Baltic Sea.
Over the weekend around 10 activities are taking place across the borough.
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Longpier 29 August @ 12:10 PM EDT
It's a packed Bank Holiday of events in Southend this weekend. Here's a rundown of what's on
offer:
SATURDAYIt all kicks off on the seafront at 10.30am when 12 Thames Sailing Barges battle it out for various
trophies. The
majestic vessels race from the Pier Head and Western Esplanade in special
competitions.
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Longpier 15 August @ 12:15 PM EDT
One of Southend's biggest annual events is underway as the town gears up for next Saturday's
procession on the seafront.
The popular Chalkwell Park fair runs from today until Saturday 22nd - entrance is £1 for adults
(includes 2 children up to 14 free) and 50p for all others. 30,000 people turn up every year - you
can download ride vouchers
right here.
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Longpier 22 July @ 04:15 PM EDT
A Southend site thought to be one of the earliest Christian burial grounds in the country, is to be
turned into a open space for the public to enjoy.
Archaelogists from the Museum of London unearthed the Saxon chamber back in 2003 at
Priory
Crescent, on the edge of Priory Park - finding a bounty of artefacts including gold
crosses, gold buckles and blue glass vessels.
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