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A care home that has seen better days is set to be torn down and replaced.

FIND Outdoors, a local nonprofit and managers of the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest, is excited to offer visitors the chance to celebrate “Christmas in July” at the

A “DATED” care home - one of the oldest buildings on the Marine Estate - could be knocked to the ground and replaced in a major revamp. Memory House, on Marine Parade in Leigh, caters for up to 35 residents and dates back to at least 1920. However, with the building no longer up to scratch and “unable to maintain the high standards expected of it’s residents and operators”, plans to demolish the site have been brought forward. A new care home, containing 50 rooms, would replace it if plans are approved. Beth Hooper, councillor for the West Leigh ward, has been approached b...

A MEMORIAL bench has been unveiled in Southend’s Priory Park in honour of a well-respected and much-loved Southend historian.

He went to Prittlewell High School while growing up. Councillor Beth Hooper, who had worked with Mr Skinner on Southend history projects, said: “The work that Nick did for so many years in building on the Southend Timeline means that for generations to come, our community will be able to learn about and from the past. “It is so important that we remember his great service to our borough with this bench.” Due to Covid-19 regulations, only a small few were able to Sunday’s ceremony. During the unveiling, Rosalind Harman of Ros Southend Past and Present in Photos said: “From ...