Catch up on all the news that matters to you, with Maldon Nub News' rundown of our most read stories this week.

1. Maldon: Mrs Salisbury's Famous Tea Rooms raises more than £1,700 for charity

Photo: Mrs Salisbury's Famous Tea Rooms

The popular tearoom in Brights Path, Maldon, announced it raised £1,755 for local charities through its 'Meaningful May' campaign.

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2. Maldon Wycke: 36-hectare solar farm proposal still to be scheduled for District Planning Committee

The proposed site of the 36-hectare solar farm near Hazeleigh Hall Wood (Photo: Google Maps)

Plans for a solar farm the size of 45 football pitches are yet to be decided on by Maldon District Council, following its declaration of a climate emergency last year.

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3. Maldon Festival set to return this month, in partnership with Chelmsford Fringe Festival

Photo: Maldon Festival

The popular local event will return on June 24, kicking off with a screening of silent horror The Phantom of the Opera at St Mary's Church, accompanied by Jonathan Eyre on the church's new organ.

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4. Free Choir to support people with Dementia and Alzheimer's in Maldon

Ace Music Therapy has launched a choir to support those living with Dementia in Maldon

Ace Music Therapy CIC is a social enterprise based in Chelmsford, Essex, committed to transforming lives through music. It has launched a choir to support people with Dementia and Alzheimer's in Maldon, called Still Sharp.

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5. Farleigh Hospice announces Race Night fundraiser to celebrate 40th anniversary

Horses racing at night (Photo: Farleigh Hospice)

Farleigh Hospice has announced a special Race Night at Chelmsford City Racecourse on Tuesday July 12, to celebrate the charity's 40th anniversary.

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6. 'A Good Heart' singer Feargal Sharkey to join MP John Whittingdale and others at Maldon Town Hall meeting

Musician Feargal Sharkey (left) will join several panellists, including MP John Whittingdale (Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Nub News)

The former Undertones frontman will attend the public meeting at Maldon Town Hall on 15 July at 7pm, to discuss the status of the River Chelmer and the Blackwater Estuary.

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