Sunday morning with Maldon Nub News: top stories from the town this week

By The Editor

31st Jan 2021 | Local News

IT'S been another seven days of big news stories in Maldon, from news of a council committee's vote to halve the wharfage fees for Hythe Quay's Thames barges this year through to the news that the district's Covid infection rate is now less than a third of what it was at the start of national lockdown.

Here at Nub News we like to make your life easier so if you've missed any of the local news this week, don't worry.

We have you covered with 10 of the top stories right here.

1. It seems as though a delay to May's local elections this year could potentially be on the cards

Find out more about that here.

2. Essex Police gave details of how they've dealt with Covid rule-breakers in the past month.

You can read the full story here.

3. There was sad news with the recording of a high number of Covid-related deaths for Maldon in the early weeks of January.

Find out more here.

4. Then there was news that schools will not open before March

You can read about that here.

5. The number of Maldon district residents claiming unemployment benefit has taken a very sharp rise.

You can find out more here.

6. Details of the proposed Essex Police budget and council tax precept increase were announced this week.

Read about it here.

7. Maldon district councillors voted to reduce wharfage fees for the iconic Thames sailing barges at Hythe Quay.

Now the matter has to go to full council. You can find out more here.

8. New treatment rooms and facilities have been put in place at Broomfield Hospital to help relieve emergency pressures.

Get the full story here

9. Maldon District Council will vote in the coming week on whether to declare a Climate Emergency.

Find out more here.

10. And by the end of the week, better news as Maldon district's Covid-19 infection rate continued to drop.

Read more here.

     

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