Leigh Times Series

20/01/2023

“From all at the Leigh Times Series, goodbye and thank you.”

THE January 24 edition of the Leigh Times will be the last edition ever published.

19/01/2023

Mrs Simpson said: “It was amazing news to be told we were to receive this award."

LEIGH residents Ed and Jennifer Simpson have been honoured in this year’s Southend City Jubilee Awards for their work promoting and studying local history.

19/01/2023

"We are just looking at innovative ways we can help to reduce our overheads and thereby help Southend residents because we face a tough challenge.”

SOUTHEND is set to become a CCTV camera hotspot after it emerged the council were considering allowing other local authorities to pay to hook up to the city’s central control room.

19/01/2023

“It’s really causing a headache. A lot of people are being disturbed by it. I’ve had visitors saying it actually frightened children. It’s awful.”

A CONSULTATION is set to take place concerning the extension of powers to tackle boy racers along the seafront.

19/01/2023

“This is something I have wanted to do for some time and next year presents the perfect opportunity."

ACTRESS, author, vlogger and award-winning West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher is heading out on her first ever UK tour, which will be coming to the Cliffs Pavilion on June 9 this year.

18/01/2023

The new agreement will target landlords whose properties pose a risk to tenants’ health, and will ensure instead a good level of safe accommodation.

ROGUE landlords will now face fines of up to £30,000 after Southend City Council Cabinet agreed to tougher measures for people who let substandard properties.

18/01/2023

“I am delighted that it has finally been published and I hope that it helps put Ashingdon and South Fambridge on the map.”

LOCAL historian Ian Yearsley has just published his latest book, about two adjacent villages in the Rochford District.

18/01/2023

In Leigh, a warm welcome is available at: Wesley Methodist Church o Elm Road, Leigh Library on Broadway West, and the Salvation Army on Elm Road.

HEAT Hubs across Leigh are part of a network of places across the city that residents can use to keep warm.

17/01/2023

After entering guilty pleas, Tye Cook, 30, was jailed for a total of six years and nine months whilst his mother, Jane Cook, 50, was jailed for three years and nine months.

A MOTHER and son have been jailed as part of an investigation into the supply of Class A drugs in Essex, estimated to be worth £800,000.

17/01/2023

No need for new laws, just the enforcing of present ones.

SIR, I can understand that revenue is needed to bridge the gap in the town’s finances.

17/01/2023

“Southend is packed full of interesting landmarks, historic parks and green spaces, all discoverable on foot."

SOUTHEND Council has teamed up with health and wellness company Go Jauntly to curate two new heritage trails showcasing the City’s history and culture.

17/01/2023

This must be a genuine spend and not eaten up by bureaucracy.

SIR, budget time is never easy but honestly, dog dirt to be mixed with ordinary litter in the same bins, employees cleaning their own workplace and the absolute cracker, street lighting to be dimmed! All of this must be considered with the stupidity of £10million still earmarked for a development c...

16/01/2023

Drone flight over the shores of Chalkwell, in Leigh-on-sea Essex

16/01/2023

This is a drone flight from New years day 2023 over the marshes at old Leigh in EssexWe travel all over the world and hide tags for you to find which are exc...

14/01/2023

“We are looking forward to our next concert, which with hopefully take place without hitches!”

SOUTHEND Festival Chorus’ (SFC) spring concert will feature performances of Mozart’s Requiem and Haydn’s Nelson Mass.

14/01/2023

Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo.

RESIDENTS will be required to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections.