We are very pleased to announce that Southend's official visitor magazine - Southend Essential - won a bronze award at the 2008 BRADAs.
The prestigious awards celebrate visitor and tourism guides from towns and cities around the country and, once again, STORM helped Southend reach the top three with our iconic cover design for Essential.
Although we would have liked to have repeated the first place of last year, it is an understandable decision from the judges, given that we are developing Southend Essential as a recognisable brand for readers around the world, rather than intent on continually reinventing the wheel.
However, despite only minor tweaks to the design since last year's edition, it is a testament to the quality of the publication that the judges couldn't completely ignore it!
And the year certainly isn't over yet for Essential. Online updates are being completed throughout 2008, giving visitors the latest news on upcoming events, presented in the magazine's recognisable style. And, with several updates already under our belt, we are now busy preparing content for later in the year.
The latest designs - covering Veterans' Day and Southend's brand new Roller Rink - are online now.