A man put out a fire on the world's longest pleasure pier by urinating on it. Thomas Watson noticed a small fire on the deserted Southend Pier and took matters into his own hands by relieving ...

A small fire was spotted on Southend Pier as smoke billowed from a hut at the end of the 1.3-mile (2.1 km) structure on the Thames Estuary. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service said the blaze was ...

SOUTHEND Pier saw a dramatic drop in visitor numbers last year as 40,000 fewer people visited the 1.3mile long attraction. A financial report to the council’s new Labour, Lib Dem and Independent ...