News in Maldon

Maldon district's Covid-19 infection rate passed 900 per 100,000 cases on the day a new national lockdown was announced.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the tough new lockdown for England using the now familiar 'stay at home' message at 8pm this evening (Monday, 4 January). The lockdown will start at midnight tonight.

Mid Essex health chiefs have issued a warning to residents after reports of Covid-19 vaccination scams.

A spokesperson for Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said: "We are aware that some people are receiving fraudulent calls and text messages offering the Covid-19 vaccination.

In his latest regular column, Chairman of Maldon District Council, Councillor Mark Heard, explains more about local councillors, their role and how local democracy works.

What is a Democratically Elected Councillor?

A doctor at Broomfield Hospital has indicated that a full national lockdown for at least the next four weeks is unavoidable – given the number of surging Covid-19 cases across Essex.

Respiratory consultant Dr Steve Jenkins predicted that January looked "very grim" in an earlier Facebook post, where he also warned that he could not be certain that the NHS would be able to provide comprehensive emergency care heading into deep winter.

Overnight closures of a section of the northbound A12 will begin at 9pm today (4 January).

The schedule of closures by Highways England will allow staff to carry out investigations in preparation of the A12 road-widening scheme.

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There has been a huge spike in new Covid-19 cases recorded for tests taken on Thursday, 29 December in Maldon district and across Essex.

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the county recorded more than 3,000 new cases on a single date - with 3,146 for the 29 December.

Essex Police have issued more than £18,000 in fixed penalty notices overnight to hundreds of people who broke Covid-19 restrictions.

Describing those who were fined as "reckless" a police spokesperson said: "It's after hundreds of people chose to attend unlicensed events in our county to flout coronavirus restrictions, endanger themselves and others, and put extra strain on our NHS on New Year's Eve."

Essex County Council (ECC) has put together more information on the situation for the return of schools in Maldon district.

As previously reported, Maldon is among the districts where the Government decided on Wednesday, 30 December, to delay the return to school of both primary and secondary school age children. College students will also have a delayed return.

A man in his sixties was found dead in a car in Heybridge on Boxing Day.

The discovery was made on the Battle Rise estate.