Southend-on-Sea news

Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services. The new partnership covers the operation of three leisure centres: ... More

The Roslin Retreat spa at Roslin Beach Hotel in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has introduced a new specialist treatment menu especially for guests living with, and recovering ... More

Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold his flagship budget gym in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to fitness chain The Gym Group for an undisclosed sum. The ... More

An £40m museum dedicated to the history of the River Thames and maritime heritage of the estuary is to be built on the seafront at ... More

Celebrity personal trainer Mark Anthony has sold two of his Rush Fitness clubs to Swansea-based leisure trust Bay Leisure Ltd in a £1.5m (US$2m, €1.7m) ... More

Swing School is launching a cardio fitness workout called SwingTrain with the backing of BBC Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden. The fitness regime has been ... More

London-based Aros Architects have produced early plans to turn World War II sea forts seven miles off the British coast into a luxury hotel and ... More

Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have all made the final shortlist to name the 2017 UK City of Culture. The four cities beat off ... More

Image: AEW Architects designed the new museum A £35m project that includes the construction of a new museum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, is set to receive ... More

Image: The new £3m centre was constructed off-site A new £3m Cultural Centre - designed by White Arkitekter in collaboration with London-based architects Sprunt - ... More

Residents and visitors are being given the chance to discuss plans for a proposed new museum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, as part of a council-organised consultation. ... More

Adventure Island theme park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has broken the world record for the largest number of naked people riding a roller coaster. A total ... More

Thorpe Bay Tennis Club in Southend-on-Sea, UK, had struggled to get planning permission for a four-court floodlit tennis project for 15 years, until Luminance Pro ... More

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is backing a new tourism campaign to attract more visitors to the seaside town. The 'On Sea' campaign builds on the town's ... More

The Rezidor Hotel Group has confirmed the reopening of a historic seafront hotel in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, following the completion of a major £25m refurbishment of ... More

Bristol International Airport's (BIA) multi-million pound expansion plans have moved forward after the local authority recommended the scheme for approval. North Somerset Council's (NSC) South ... More

Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has temporarily closed to the public in order to allow the local council to start the next stage of a ... More

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that three new areas - Lancaster, Southend-on-Sea and Swansea Bay - have entered the race ... More

Work has begun on transforming the Warriors Swim Centre in Southend into a specialist centre for swimming and diving. Ipswich-based ISG Jackson has been appointed ... More