Take a break this Sunday evening and catch up on all the top stories near you.

'Outstanding' children's nursery relocates to Bicknacre: 'We cater to children's imagination'

Small Steps Day Care has strong relationships with many primary schools in the area, such as in Purleigh and Wentworth. (Photos: Hayley Barness)

Small Steps Day Care is relocating to Bicknacre from Mundon and staff hope to continue their "outstanding" child-led holistic care at their new and improved site.

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WATCH: Maldon District Councillor reads leaked Burnham Waters email during Surgery debate

Maldon District Councillor Wendy Stamp has said she is partly to blame for residents' confusion over the possibility of Burnham Surgery relocating.

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Maldon teens disappointed as High Street bar bans under-21s beyond 8.30pm

The venue regularly holds live music nights and DJ sets and is popular with young adults in Maldon. (Photos: Chloe Brewster)

A popular night-time venue in Maldon High Street is denying under-21s entry after 8.30pm, Nub News has learned.

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Remap Essex: UP CLOSE with the local charity helping disabled people live more independently

Remap Essex helps people with disabilities live more independently, by manufacturing bespoke equipment or reworking existing products. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi and Remap)

Remap is a charity which makes and adapts equipment to help people with disabilities across Essex live more independently.

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Maldon District: Woman dies following collision on Lower Burnham Road

A two-vehicle collision took place on Kitts Hill, near Cold Norton and Latchingdon, last Friday (August 18). (Photo: Ben Shahrabi)

A woman who was seriously injured following a collision near Latchingdon last week has died, Essex Police has confirmed.

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Eight planning applications in the Maldon District: Five new homes in Cold Norton, six new offices in Purleigh approved, and more - but none refused

Take a look at this week's key planning applications in the Maldon District, received or decided on by the Council. (Credit: Ben Shahrabi)

Read this week's roundup of the key planning applications in the Maldon District, received or decided on by the Council.

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Maldon Mayor asks for cake and savoury snack donations ahead of Town Hall Macmillan Coffee Morning next month

Maldon Town Mayor Andrew Lay is hoping to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, a cause which is personal to him and the Town Council. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi)

Maldon Town Mayor Andrew Lay has invited residents for "a morning of coffee and cake" in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, at the Town Hall on September 29.

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Volunteers needed to join Maldon Carnival Committee 'or it will be gone forever'

This year's Carnival Court (inset) was pictured with Maldon District Councillor Flo Shaughnessy at UFest in Promenade Park last weekend. (Photo: Ben Shahrabi)

The Maldon Carnival Committee is urging new volunteers to take part, to help keep the event going after it was cancelled this year.

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Burnham Town Mayor tells developers and the NHS to 'keep us in the loop' over surgery plans, as 1,300 residents sign petition

Burnham Town Mayor Duncan Rawlinson (pictured at the lectern) says the public debate held last week was

Burnham Town Mayor Duncan Rawlinson has thanked residents for attending a public debate on the future of the town's surgery, along with those who organised it.

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GCSE Results Day 2023: Ormiston Rivers Academy students celebrate their results

Hundreds of students will be collecting their results from the Academy today. (Photos: Ormiston Rivers Academy and Chloe Brewster)

Students at Burnham on Crouch's Ormiston Rivers Academy are celebrating their GCSE results today (August 24), as they prepare to make their next steps.

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GCSE Results Day 2023: Plume Academy students celebrate 'extremely impressive' achievements

Students Poppy Brown, Hannah Stubbings, Evie Littman and Scarlett Chapman (inset) were among hundreds of Plume Academy students collecting their GCSE results today. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi)

A significant number of GCSE students have secured "extremely impressive" results this morning (August 24), Plume Academy has announced.

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Burnham residents grill developers and NHS representatives over proposed surgery relocation

The panel faced tough questions from Burnham residents, regarding the future of the town's medical centre. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi)

Burnham residents took their questions and concerns directly to their local representatives, NHS officials, and developers last Friday (August 18), during a public debate about the town's surgery.

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Essex Police dispersal order linked to Tide Festival this weekend, Maldon District councillor reveals

Councillor Mark Durham says Essex's Police's dispersal order could pose a serious risk to the organisers of Tide Festival. (Photos: Maldon District Council and Ben Shahrabi)

Essex Police has issued a 'dispersal order' this weekend, due to a festival which has caused "significant local concern", according to a Maldon District councillor.

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Shop Local: Beautician shares top three treatments for women and men in the Maldon District this week

Skulpture Body and Mind offers luxury non-surgical treatments to give clients all over the Maldon District their confidence back. (Photos: Kerri Baker)

Experienced beautician Kerri Baker runs Skulpture Body and Mind, based at Hollie's Beauty Rooms in Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer.

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Tesco, Asda and Aldi issue urgent food recall as sausage rolls, pies and pastries 'may contain plastic and metal'

Pastry products sold at Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Sainsbury's are being recalled over fears they may contain pieces of metal and plastic. (Credit: Food Standards Agency)

The Compleat Food Group is recalling chilled pastry products from Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco over fears they may contain small pieces of metal and plastic, making them unsafe to eat.

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Store ban for prolific Maldon shoplifter

Charlie Hunt-Wragg has been banned from Chelmsford Co-op stores. (Credit: Essex Police)

Following work by officers from the Essex Police Chelmsford Town Centre Team, a 23-year-old Maldon man has been banned from Co-op stores across the city.

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WATCH: Maldon Ukulele Festival raises £250 for Farleigh Hospice

Maldon Ukulele Festival saw hundreds of musicians from all over the country descend on South Woodham Ferrers earlier this month, raising £250 for Farleigh Hospice.

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Maldon: Take a sneak peek inside the new Subway restaurant opening at the Old Ironworks

The new Subway branch is set to open at the Ironworks in Fullbridge, Maldon, next week. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi)

Work is underway to open a brand-new Subway branch at The Old Ironworks in Maldon next week, so Nub News was invited to take a sneak peek.

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The Emporium lives on: Owners of beloved Maldon High Street shop announce plans for its future

Graham and Mary Powell intend to keep trading until either a viable tenant comes forward, or the large retail space is converted into an indoor market. (Photos: Ben Shahrabi and Mary Powell)

Three months since announcing The Emporium in Maldon High Street was set to close, owners Mary and Graham Powell have revealed their plans for its future.

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