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Hide and Shriek, who brought you The I'Scream Factory, Alien Escape, and Dead Centre scare attractions in Southend-on-Sea, have outdone themselves yet again. The experience begins as their previous...

Children can now borrow BBC micro:bits from all six of Southend-on-Sea's libraries! Sponsored by The Micro:bit Education Foundation, who have kindly donated 60 micro:bits to Southend libraries, the Microbit...

Merry Christmas, Southend! Southend always has an enormous amount of festive attractions each Christmas, so make sure you don't miss out on anything with our guide to Southend Christmas Events and Activities...

What's On this Halloween 2016 in Southend? Halloween 2016 is creeping upon us which means that it’s time to start planning your Halloween in Southend this year.... Whether you’re looking for a messy...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, in the last year or so, it’s been hard not to notice an increasing amount of local people complaining that they have been a victim of bike theft. A close friend...

To celebrate the successful return of British astronaut Tim Peake from the Principia mission to the International Space Station, The Forum are hosting are a Summer of Sci-Fi festival on the Big Screen in...

Pokémon GO has taken the world by storm, and Southend has seen a surge of foot traffic to the seafront and central areas of towns where trainers are eagerly searching to build up their collection. People...

Following on from last year's successful Treasure Trail, Serving the Homeless has designed another walking quiz for this summer to raise money for Southend's young homeless people. Serving the Homeless are...

Imagine your hairdresser: they yawn, audibly, before fumbling for the right tools. You step on a bus, seeing the driver who, with dark rings under their eyes, reaches for their coffee before the gear...

Having seen a taster of what Hide and Shriek are capable of with their I'Scream Factory scare maze event last year, I still wasn't sure what to expect from Dead Centre. It turned out to be a lot more active,...