Southend mayor Ron Woodley was joined on stage by panto stars from The Cliffs Pavilion’s Jack and The Beanstalk as well as Southend’s beloved local hero, Salvo the Clown, to switch on the lights.

the panto is able to point fun at several Essex references, including a very early jibe at my beloved Southend United. I’m happy to let that slide given how much the rest of the show made me ...

appearing in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk at Southend's Cliffs Pavilion. Rylan will be playing the 'Spirit of the Beans' in the pantomime, a role he admits to being "a little bit nervous ...

It came as Clark revealed he was "running on excitement" ahead of headlining a pantomime in Southend-on-Sea in his home county of Essex in December. "We might have to build an extra bit at the ...