IT'S been another seven days of big news stories in Maldon, from news of a grant to help preserve Maldon's historic Plume Library through to another drop in the district's Covid-19 infection rate.

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1. There's a new county pandemic grant fund for the self-employed that the district hopes to make a bid for.

You can read the full story here.

3. The results are in for the public consultation held on possible Maldon High Street changes last November.

You can read about that here.

5. There will be new student nurses at St Peter's Hospital and Broomfield next month.

Read about it here.

7. The historic Thomas Plume's Library has received a substantial grant for urgent repairs from Historic England.

Get the full story here.

9. The Covid-19 infection rate has dropped further, but the toll for Maldon of the 'second wave' is tragic.

Read more here.