Catch up on all the top stories in your area, with Maldon Nub News' rundown of our most read stories this week.

1. 'Staff didn't always feel respected, supported or valued': damning report as region's ambulance service fails to improve

Tom Abell, CEO of the East of England Ambulance Service

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2. HISTORIC MALDON: 'Dunkirk survivor' Thames sailing barge celebrates 100th birthday

Before and now: Pudge pictured in the 1930s and the present day (Photos: Frank Smith Archive and Thames Sailing Barge Trust)

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3. Maldon Festival 2022 concludes with trio of 'excellent concerts', as Artistic Director bids farewell

Artistic Director Colin Baldy will move to Italy at the end of this month (Photos: Maldon Festival)

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4. Maldon Wycke: 36-hectare solar farm proposal approved by District Council

Site for the Maldon Wycke Solar Farm. (Image: DWD Property + Planning)

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5. IN PICTURES: Thames sailing barge marks 100th birthday with cake, shanties, and a new book

In 2019, the Thames Sailing Barge Trust started the latest phase of her restoration which will see Pudge sailing for many years to come. The Trust raised £738,000, through grants and donations, for Pudge to receive new decks, beams, ceilings, carlings, and a below-deck refit.

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6. Met Office issues 'Red Extreme heat warning' for parts of Maldon District as it braces for temperatures up to 100.4°F

For the first time, temperatures of 40°C have been forecast in the UK and the Met Office has issued the first ever Red warning for exceptional heat. (Images: Nub News and Met Office)

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7. Maldon in Bloom Awards Presentation 2022: all the winners

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8. Maldon meeting: Anglian Water Environment Director admits agency has 'a lot more work to do', after spilling raw sewage into region's rivers 21,000 times in 2021

Dr Robin Price, Feargal Sharkey OBE, Hattie Phillips, John Whittingdale MP, and Town Mayor Andrew Lay discussed the future of the local rivers (Images: Ben Shahrabi and The Rivers Trust)

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