Tech City-on-Sea at The Hive Ria November 19, 2015 Local Business, Southend 3 Comments Move over, Shoreditch! From tech startups to software development to web design Southend is hungry to become the next Tech City! Of course such an ambitious goal won't happen overnight, but The Hive is...
La Pizzeria: Best Pizza in Westcliff? Ria September 16, 2015 Food & Drink, Local Business, Southend 1 Comment Bonjourno, Southend! Myself and fellow Love Southend writer, Chloe, had the pleasure this week of dining at La Pizzeria for an early evening dinner. And, honestly, I will never look at a Pizza Hut or a Pizza...
Launch of Rendezvous Casino’s New À La Carte Menu Ria July 30, 2015 Food & Drink, Kursaal, Local Business, Southend I was invited to the VIP launch of Rendezvous Southend Casino's brand new À La Carte menu at the casino's Elements restaurant. Other invited guests included Southend United football players from the first...
Competition for VIP Taste Tester Event at Rendezvous Casino Ria July 26, 2015 Food & Drink, Local Business, Local News, Southend 10 Comments Competition Details What is it? Free entry into an exclusive VIP "Taste Tester" for you and a friend at the Elements restaurant at Rendezvous casino in Southend-on-Sea, where you will have the chance to...
Protesters Demonstrate Against Southend Sea Life Centre Ria July 16, 2015 Landmarks & Attractions, Local Business, Local News, Sea Life Adventure, Southend Southend's sea life centre, Sea Life Adventure, has been providing visitors of all ages with educational fun and enjoyment for over two decades now since they first opened in 1993, as part of a chain of Sea...
Imagine Southend! Part Two: The Seafront Site Default June 5, 2015 Local Business, Seaside, Southend Imagine - It's half-term. You put the kids in the car and you head for the seaside. But as you pull up at the seafront the clouds gather, the wind gets up, English weather! Going home. "English Seaside" by...
Top 10 Instagrams of Southend (May 2015) Ria June 1, 2015 Food & Drink, Landmarks & Attractions, Local Business, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier, Sports Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 - The Way We Were - #iPhone5 #sunshine #beach #family #silhouette #sunset #chasingthelight #lightlovers #southend How...
Imagine Southend! Part One: The Pier Site Default May 28, 2015 Landmarks & Attractions, Local Business, Seaside, Southend, Southend Pier 1 Comment Imagine you could get on a boat in London and "sail" down the river to a good night on the end of a pier then get a boat to take you home. That would be cool, right? Victorians did it. And at our own...
Vote for your Favourite Photos of Southend! Ria April 2, 2015 Adventure Island, College & University, Festivals, Food & Drink, Kursaal, Landmarks & Attractions, Local Bands, Local Business, Museums & Planetarium, Places of Worship, Prittlewell Priory, Seaside, Southend, Southend Nightlife, Southend Pier, Sports, The Forum, Theatres 4 Comments A big Thank You to all the local photographers who submitted their photos to us for the competition! Voting has started! Click on your favourite photos in each of the categories below, and Like the photo on...
Mangetout Takes Over Old Churchill’s Ria March 13, 2015 Food & Drink, Local Business, Local News, Southend Mangetout re-opened last Friday night, having upgraded from their tiny restaurant that would always look so busy and cramped from the outside. (Which admittedly is a testament to their overwhelming success....