Who else is looking forward to summer night sunsets in Southend?

Photos by Mark James.

⚠️ Incident Alert: There has been a serious collision on Royal Artillery Way, in Southend.

An Air Ambulance has landed at the scene.

The collision involves two vehicles on the dual carriageway.

The road has been closed in both directions and there are long queues.

Dusk on Thorpe Bay seafront 😍

Photo by James H.

Spotted in Southend 😂

⚠️ Flood Alert: These are photos from Thorpe Bay seafront at 1pm today which show a very high tide.

A flood alert has been issued to warn of minor flooding possible to coastal roads & footpaths around the seafront, Southchurch Park, Thorpe Hall Golf Club and Shoebury Common.

British trains on a Saturday night

There is very slow moving traffic on Southend seafront this evening due to a car enthusiasts meet.

Hundreds of owners of modified high performance cars are on the seafront, near to the Westcliff casino.

It’s a sunny day on Southend seafront & hundreds of motorcyclists are arriving, despite no official Shakedown event being organised.

Southend Council have placed barriers along the central seafront area to prevent parking.

Parking is available instead at the Gasworks carpark.

We asked AI to show us what Southend seafront typically looks like on Easter Bank Holiday Monday

Thieves helped themselves to cigarettes at a Co-op in Leigh-on-Sea whilst shoppers watched in shock.

They targeted the Leigh Rd Co-op on Friday at around 12pm, brazenly going behind the counter and filling bags.

Police haven't made any arrests but an investigation is ongoing.

Latest: An Air Ambulance has landed on Southend beach, with police and paramedics attending an incident in the central seafront area.

Emergency doctors and paramedics are attending to a patient on the ground near to the seafront fountains.

⚠️ Traffic Alert: The A127 is at standstill Southend-bound, soon after Rayleigh Weir.

Multiple emergency services are responding to the incident.

Further details as we get them. Avoid the area.

RIP Nancy Giudici, the Rossi Ice Cream lady 💙

She was a familiar face in Southend for many years.

Her grandson told Your Southend: “It’s with a heavy heart that my family are writing this. Many of you will know our mum, grandma, aunty. It’s fair to say she was a local legend.“

Which former Southend seafront attraction would you choose?

We have more old photos of Southend on our Instagram page too.

People have asked for new stores to open in Southend High St, to entice shoppers back.

We can now reveal that a new Poundstretcher is opening soon.

The discount retailer is taking over a unit that has been empty for 6 years.

What brands would you like to see come to Southend?

⚠️ Traffic Latest: Severe delays on the A127 London-bound in the Basildon area due to a collision.

One car is reported to be on its roof near the Mayflower Retail Park.