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CLondoner92 (New Account)First Bus is extending its 3A service in Leigh-on-Sea, supported by #Southend Council funding, to improve connections from Blenheim Chase and Eastwood Road to the town centre. From Sunday 22 February, the route will continue west along Blenheim Chase into Eastwood Road and join London Road at the Elms junction, adding five new stops. Elmsleigh Drive remains served by other council-supported services. James McCluskey, First Bus #Essex Commercial Director, said the changes improve journeys and connectivity, while Councillor Paul Collins highlighted the first regular daytime service in over 20 years and new, accessible bus stops along the route.
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-bus-route-change-for-more-regular-leigh-on-sea-town-centre-connection
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-bus-route-change-for-more-regular-leigh-on-sea-town-centre-connection
Amazon driver abandons van after taking ‘UK’s deadliest path’ to Foulness Island
Jesus Margar20% of staff at the University of Essex, including 40% of its Maths, Stats and Actuarial Science School are being laid off. Please, sign this petition to stop it and share widely.
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Save Essex: Stop the Cuts, Save Southend, Protect Education
These proposed cuts mean people losing their livelihoods in a higher education sector already facing a jobs crisis, where alternative employment is scarce and careers built over many years can be destroyed overnight. For students, the consequences are overcrowded classes, delayed feedback, reduced support, and mounting pressure on remaining staff. The closure of Southend would also be a devastating loss for students, local communities, and access to higher education in the region. All of this...
PhotochromprintsWest Parade (i.e., promenade), Southend-on-Sea, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England South-on-Sea
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The East Parade (i.e., promenade) and yachts, Southend-on-Sea, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England South-on-Sea
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The pier, Southend-on-Sea, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900 Views of the British Isles Image shows the entrance to the Southend-on-sea pier, the world's longest pleasure pier, measuring 1.34 miles (2.16 kilometers) (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013) England South-on-Sea
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Hadleigh Castle, Southend-on-Sea, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England South-on-Sea
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Jocelyn#TheGuardian: "what happens when a city loses its #university?"
"When #EssexUniversity’s #Southend campus opened [in 2008], it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ #UK seaside town. Its closure [next academic year, which was announced in December,] will be felt far beyond its 800 #students, some of whom will not get their degrees" as they are unable to relocate or commute.
‘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 degrees
Pier and bathing place, looking East, Southend-on-Sea, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England South-on-Sea
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