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Artist studio plans win £495,000 grant
A former gallery now has a future ahead of it as the Southend Council secured £495,000 that will be needed to turn it into artist studios. The funding came from the Arts Council England who […]
Month: October 2017
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Review underway into bringing money-spinning motor sport event to the roads of Tendring
A motor sport event that’s being touted as the next money-spinning event could be coming to Tendring roads depending on how an on how review that’s scheduled to take place will go. There is a […]
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First ever Food Fest comes to Southend
Essex is definitely not short of drink and food festivals but it seems there will be one more reason for foodies in the area to get excited as the Southend Food Fest joins the fray. […]
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Lanswoodpark Business Centre expansion could create 400 jobs’ say directors
A big-name company might be coming to a business park that is currently expanding and the result could be hundreds of new jobs. Sauer Compressors, a big name in technology, is the latest in a […]
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Rayleigh primary school raises over £3,000 for charity with own 2km Race for Life
Cancer Research recently received a boost when they received more than £3,000 in donations from a charity race that was organised by students from a Rayleigh school. There were around 150 students from years 3,4,5 […]
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ABBA REUNION SHOW HEADS TO SHANKLIN THEATRE
Shanklin Theatre will be hosting ‘The Abba Reunion Tribute Show’ and tickets are going fast. For many years now, the original members of the world-renowned group, ABBA, have been saying that they will never reform […]
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SHANKLIN FIREFIGHTERS RAISE OVER £2,700 FOR GRENFELL TOWER RESIDENTS
Fire fighters from Shanklin Fire Station held a charity car wash event and managed to raise more than £2,700 for the London Evening Standard Grenfell Tower Dispossessed Fund. The fire fighters washed more than 200 […]
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SHANKLIN’S BEDFORD LODGE GOES ON THE MARKET
For more than 120 years, Shanklin’s Bedford Lodge has been welcoming visitor but it is now set to undergo some changes after the bed and breakfast was placed on the market 10 years after Karena […]
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TEENAGE LADS ARRESTED FOLLOWING CAR THEFTS IN SHANKLIN
Drivers on the Isle of Wight are being advised by the police that they risk losing their vehicles if they leave them unlocked. This comes in the wake of 8 reported cases of vehicle tampering […]
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Fond farewell to historic Selsey lifeboat station after 57 years of saving lives
The old lifeboat station in Selsey has been around for 57 years but time has now come for it to say its farewell. At 11 am, Voluntary Worker, a lifeboat in Selsey will be launched […]