News in Maldon

IT may have been the strangest year that any of us can remember - but tonight there is a familiar sight in Maldon town centre.

The switching on of Christmas lights in Maldon more usually takes place when the bustling Christmas market comes to town.

A NEW online campaign has been launched to help raise awareness of child exploitation at stations and transport networks across the county.

Launched yesterday (Monday, 23 November) Operation Henderson will share information about how to safeguard vulnerable children on public transport, what signs to look out for and how to report concerns.

ESSEX Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following yesterday's road crash in Heybridge Approach, Maldon.

A blue Jaguar F-Type and a grey Hyundai i30 collided shortly before 1.15pm on Monday, 23 November.

Maldon now faces a wait to see which tier it will be in when the government allows England to step out of lockdown after midnight on Wednesday, 2 December.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the nation yesterday (Monday, 23 November) that England's second national lockdown will be lifted and a revised three-tiered system of restrictions will allow shops, gyms and hairdressers to reopen across the country.

The East of England will be short of water by up to 1.6billion litres per day by the 2050s, a new report has warned.

A report submitted by Water Resource East shows that by the 2050s the additional water requirement for the East of England will be somewhere between 531 and 1,656 megalitres per day.

A SHORTLIST of Maldon district people nominated by the community for what they did to help others in lockdown has been released.

The nominations revealed this afternoon (Monday, 23 November) are for the Maldon District Recognition of Service Awards and showcase amazing work to help and support others through the 2020 crisis in 10 different categories as follows:

AN air ambulance crew treated a patient before they were taken to hospital following a rescue from a road accident in Maldon this afternoon (Monday, 23 November).

The crash on Heybridge Approach, close to the Langford roundabout, resulted in a car ending up in the large ditch to the side of the carriageway going towards the Blackwater Retail Park. The car was in collision with another vehicle before leaving the road.

AN air ambulance is on the scene of a serious road traffic accident on Heybridge Approach, Maldon, this afternoon (Monday, 23 November).

Police, land ambulances and fire engines are on scene at the crash.

Parents in the area are receiving a helping hand on how to ensure their baby sleeps safely with the launch of a new campaign.

Local CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups) in mid and south Essex have launched the campaign to provide parents and parent-to-be with the latest advice on providing a safe sleeping environment for their baby.

MALDON is waiting to hear what pandemic restrictions are likely to look like for the district after national lockdown ends on 2 December.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to reveal to the nation this afternoon (Monday, 23 November) what the new 'tiered' system of restrictions for different areas of the country will involve.