Record passenger numbers for Southend Airport
Southend Airport has seen a record number of passengers in the past year.
More than seven hundred thousand people have used the airport in the last 12 months.
Work is currently underway on a £10 million extension to the main terminal building which will allow London Southend to handle upt o 2 million passengers a year by 2020.
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Anglia Weather: risk of heavy rain overnight
Rainfall will spread to many parts tonight with the risk of torrential downpours and thunder. However, some places in the west will stay dry
Anglia Weather: Risk of local heavy downpours
A cloudy and cool day with an increasing risk of localised heavy and thundery downpours later.
Generally cloudy with occasionally heavy rain
Generally cloudy with occasionally heavy rain.