Architects have been commissioned to design a new pavilion for the longest pleasure pier in the world. It will be located on the site of a former bowling alley on Southend Pier that was destroyed ...

A Southend Borough Council spokesman said ... 1959: A fire destroyed the pier pavilion at the shore end, and this was replaced by a bowling alley which opened in 1962 July 1976: Fire destroyed ...

ONE of Southend Pier’s iconic trains is set to be out of action for months as an investigation into a recent accident gets underway. Passengers were left shocked after one of the pier’s new ...

SOUTHEND’S iconic pier would would be shut if the council went bankrupt, a leading councillor has warned as it was revealed it made an almost £200,000 loss last year. James Moyies, councillor ...

Southend Pier is the longest pleasure pier on the planet and juts out an impressive 1.33 miles, or 7,080 feet, out into the waters of the Thames Estuary. During the industrialisation of the ...

Southend Pier is transforming into a hotspot for live music and cocktails during a big Bank Holiday weekend extravaganza from today. Taking place from Saturday, May 4 to Monday, May 6, the world's ...

Southend Pier (EastEnders) It turns out there’s more in common between Southenders and EastEnders than you may think. Britain’s favourite soap has visited the seaside city on many occasions.

We are continuing to operate a normal train service on the Pier.” The electric train is one of two “state-of-the-art” eco-friendly vehicles installed as part of a £3.5m investment for Southend city ...

One of Southend Pier’s iconic trains is set to be out of action for months as an investigation into a recent accident gets underway. Passengers were left shocked after one of the pier’s new trains hit ...

Train passengers had to make a safe and quick exit after a pier service struck the buffers in Essex. Southend Pier Railway services were halted on Sunday after a train was damaged in an incident ...