News in Maldon

Police have launched an appeal for information following the theft of a mobility scooter in Maldon.

The scooter was taken from the boot of a car parked on the driveway of a house in Mundon Road between 6pm on 20 November and 3pm on 22 November.

A man has been convicted of killing another man following a fight in Maldon High Street last year.

Daryl Bunn and his friend became involved in an altercation with a group of people outside the Iceland store at around 8.50pm on 29 June, 2019.

A radio presenter from Maldon who has collected nearly every single in the Top 75 chart since November 1952 apart from three has been overwhelmed by the response to his appeal for the missing songs.

Kevin Briggs, a presenter on Caroline Community Radio 94.7 FM, was looking for copies of Misguided by Dyverse, Take Me Home by Everstrong and Soopa Hoopz by Soopa Hoopz (featuring QPR Massive).

A Christmas market will be held at a popular Maldon pub on Saturday (5 December) in a bid to help some local traders who have missed out so far this year - and to raise money towards the defibrillator for outside the premises.

The Queen Victoria pub, in Spital Road, will use its marquee for the event that will see some of those sellers who have missed out because of the widespread cancellations of the usual festive markets and fayres.

The Maeldune Centre will be launching a Christmas Market as soon as it re-opens the doors in Maldon town centre today (Wednesday, 2 December).

There will be a variety of gifts available, including jewellery, arts and crafts made by local artists. The market will continue through to Christmas.

TWELVE staff at Maldon's Plume Academy got into the spirit of 'Movember' by growing moustaches – though every one of them was shaved off promptly on the last day of the month.

The plan to grow them came after staff discussed what to do to raise funds for the charity Kids Inspire, which the school works closely with. Kids Inspire provides many different kinds of support for disadvantaged children.

The new Chairman of Maldon District Council, Independent Councillor Mark Heard, is writing regular column pieces to keep in touch with residents. Here we have the second of these.

You might ask 'What does the Chairman of Maldon District Council actually do?'

The Debenham's closest to Maldon shoppers could end up being converted to residential use.

Applications to convert part of the Debenhams site in Chelmsford High Street into residential flats could be viewed sympathetically, the leader of the city council has indicated.

THE quick-thinking actions of local residents saved the day when they alerted gas engineers to a smell coming from a shop premises in Maldon High Street.

Gas company Cadent sent an urgent response to the potential leak at a shop understood to be currently undergoing refurbishment. As the building was locked when they arrived, the engineers called emergency locksmiths – but fortunately the shop owner turned up in time and was able to let the gas workers in to fix the problem.

RESIDENTS in Maldon, who on average pay £198.63 per year for policing and £73.89 for the fire service from their council tax are being asked if they are prepared to make a bigger contribution to funding both services across the county.

Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst, who also takes responsibility for the Fire Service, is planning next year's budget and says he wants to know what Maldon's residents want him to do.