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The Kursaal in Southend is one of Southend’s most iconic buildings, and now sits largely unused.

Opened in 1901 as the world's first purpose-built amusement parks, it later hosted concerts by Rod Stewart and Queen.

But there are fresh hopes that the Kursaal may have a future, with the local MP confident it can be brought back into use.

Akylah Rodriguez has more...

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