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So this weekend was a busy one in Southend and Leigh, numerous vintage events... and of course Leigh Folk Festival in my hometown of Leigh-on-Sea. Unfortunately I wasn't able to hang out and listen to all the...

Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 It's all happening outside our window... #leighonsea #leighfolkfestival #buskersquare It was the Leigh Folk Festival...

After the success of the last Southend Raspberry Jam back in March, and the Open Electronics Day at TAP last month, SoSLUG held their second ever Southend Raspberry Jam on Saturday. You couldn't have been...

Southend has proven time and time again how much we Southenders love our vintage. The Vintage-on-Sea festival on Saturday demonstrated Southend's love for all things Vintage with a number of stalls, live music...

Over the past week, my Facebook and Twitter have been on fire with news and photos of the mysterious skateboard that magically appeared in the hand of our Southend Victoria Gateway statue, enchanting us all....

Southend's very own Silent Studios made the headlines yesterday morning of sites like The Mirror and Entertainment Focus. On Tuesday they were in London for a Game of Thrones season finale promotional gig...

So what better way to spend a sunny Sunday than visiting vintage fairs literally a stone throws from your home. Which is exactly what I did! I got up nice and early and wandered down to the Vintage Wedding...

I have quite an interest in technology. But I have absolutely no knowledge of the electronic components that actually power the kinds of technology that I have an interest in. Electronics really is a...

You may have heard of Craft Club before. They were the ones that popularised yarn bombing in Southend. Over the past few months they've gained a lot of local attention with their yarnbombing escapades, with...

Love Southend's favourite pick of Instagrams this month in no particular order: 1 #bankholiday #southend #beach #seaside #greatbritishseaside #superhoops #icecream #original #rossi #qpr #nomnomnom...