‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr ...
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Retired Southend RNLI Atlantic 21 lifeboat keeps on saving lives at sea

RNLI lifeboat B-567 Percy Garon II an Atlantic 21 lifeboat served at Southend-on-Sea RNLI from 1986 to 2001. 25 years on the ...