Bus "explodes" and goes up in flames in Southend!
This is the moment a bus caught fire in Southend on Wednesday night, with witnesses describing "explosions".
The single-decker Arriva bus quickly went up in flames soon after 7:30pm, in Southend city centre.
The bus driver reportedly tried to tackle the fire at first using the onboard fire extinguisher, but was unsuccessful.
Firefighters were then called and arrived at around 7:50pm, finding the bus completely alight. The firefighters worked to put the fire out by 8:30pm.
Heroic people save man from sinking car!
These heroic people jumped into the sea today on Southend seafront to save a man from a sinking car ๐
The incident happened next to the Olivers cafe, near to the Genting casino.
The car had gone over the cycle path and pavement, then down the rocky embankment into the water.
One person in the car was rescued by two men who leapt into action and ran into the water.
The man was pulled from the car and was brought to shore where the Coastguard and other emergency services attended.
Our thoughts are with the man and wish him a speedy recovery.
A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "We were alerted to an incident which began on Western Esplanade in Southend. It was reported to emergency services shortly after 1.30pm today, Sunday 5 January.
"A car had entered the water and concerns had been raised for a man inside.
"A member of the public was quickly able to free the man and get him to safety. The man has been left in the care of medical professionals.
"Other agencies are assisting with recovery of the vehicle from the water."
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said: โWe were called just before 1.40pm on Sunday 5 January with reports that a vehicle had driven into the sea on the Western Esplanade in Southend.
"An ambulance, ambulance response vehicle and a mental health response vehicle were sent to the scene. The driver of the car, an adult man, was assessed and did not require transportation to hospital.โ
Road flooded with deep water
This is Watery Lane in Hullbridge today! The road is flooded with deep water, following heavy rainfall.
The rainfall gauge near Watery Lane has measured 23.2mm of rain in the last 24 hours.
Video by Jay Archer.
Car Fire in Big Tesco Car Park
A car burst into flames in the Tesco Extra car park in Southend today, while its owner was in store getting a few groceries. Supermarket shoppers watched as the flames took hold of the car, whilst awaiting the fire service. Firefighters arrived and then quickly extinguished the fire.
The Grinch has been spotted out and about in Essex again!
This time gatecrashing office parties, ordering in the McDonaldโs drive thru, stealing presents and spreading anti-Christmas joy.
Amazing Mechanical Xmas Display!
This amazing motorised Christmas display has a control panel for kids and a free candy cane vending machine!
All the animatronics are made from scratch by Martin Pyke and his wife Allison, to raise money for MacMillan.
There are 16 motorised displays at 400 Westbourne Grove, including a 11-foot ferris wheel, a teddy bear ski lift and a flying Santa.
Last year over 6,000 people visited the display and over ยฃ5,000 was raised for the MacMillan team at Southend Hospital.
The display is believed to be the only visitor-operated, mechanical display in the UK.
Bestie Head Spa! ๐ง๐งโจ
This new double head spa in Leigh-on-Sea looks incredibly relaxing! ๐ง
See our exclusive discount code in the comments on this video!
The luxurious new Headspa offers the ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation, where traditional Japanese techniques meet modern wellness.
The Meredith Clinic Headspa also has a Bestie experience where you and your friend can relax under the soothing water halos, together at the same time.
Whether itโs for a birthday surprise, a special occasion, or just spending some quality time together, this luxurious Headspa will be an unforgettable experience.
Gift vouchers are also available โ perfect for Christmas.
Rachel, Southend: โAbsolutely incredible. Best 90 minutes โ so relaxing and such a treat. Highly recommend.โ
This is actual Christmas magic for children ๐คฉ๐ฅน Santa coming down the chimney in front of their eyes!
The magical grotto experience is at the Caddies Christmas Experience in Southend.
There are a few tickets left for this year. Find the link in the comments on this video.
A HUGE convoy of Christmas tractors spreading festive cheer today!
50+ illuminated tractors were part of the convoy and were also raising money for St Lukeโs Hospice.
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๐ป If youโre still looking for a magical Christmas activity or grotto this year, the Southend Christmas Experience has a few tickets left. Kids are often โleft speechlessโ when they see Santa come down a chimney into the grotto! You can also watch a live magical Christmas show. More details on the link in the comments.
This venue really does bring a touch of class to Southendโฆ
The Lounge Jazz Club in Southend offers a variety of live shows + 3 course meal packages.
Christmas party events this week (with a few tickets left):
Wednesday 11 Dec: Christmas Jazz Party with MJ and the Fellas ๐ท
Thursday 12 Dec: An Evening of Magic, Mind Reading & Comedy ๐ช
To see the full live show listings and to book tickets, find the link in the comments on this video.
The Southend Christmas Experience is now OPEN at Caddies!๐
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"๐๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐"
"๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ญ๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ช๐ต ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต"
"๐๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐๐ฐ๐ธ!"
Experience two magical festive experiences: the Christmas Show and a Santa's Grotto where kids see Santa coming down the chimney!
There's very limited tickets left.
Find the link in the comments to book tickets for both experiences.
