News in Maldon

A long-planned transformation at a much-loved Maldon tearoom became a reality because of the pandemic.

Mrs Salisbury's Famous Tearooms in Bright's Path has long been a favourite with town centre shoppers – and in the last few months a mobile version in the form of the now familiar vintage van at Promenade Park has also proved popular.

THURSDAYS will see late-evening shopping opportunities in Maldon town centre in the run-up to Christmas – and here we have a list of some of the shops and businesses taking part.

There will be free parking in town centre car parks each Thursday from 2pm, provided by Maldon District Council to help support a safe return to the High Street following the lifting of the second national lockdown.

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.