News in Maldon

MALDON MP John Whittingdale has released a statement following news today (Tuesday, 13 October) that Essex County Council has asked for the county to be moved up to Tier 2 'High' level pandemic restrictions.

The county is currently under the lowest Tier 1 'Medium' level of restrictions which includes the 'rule of six' for all gatherings and pubs and restaurants closing at 10pm.

A Go Fund Me page has raised £500 in just days for repairs to a German organ builders' van damaged by thugs in Maldon.

The specialist craftsmen have been in the town over the past weeks to carry out the installation of the beautiful new organ at St Mary's Church in Church Street.

ANYONE wishing to report a breach of Covid-19 restrictions can now do so on the landing page of the Maldon District Council website.

The idea behind the website link is to give residents and others a place to easily report breaches, rather than trying to phone council lines.

WARDS at one of the hospitals in the Mid and South Essex Trust have been put into Covid-19 lockdown.

The move comes after reports of infection on Basildon Hospital's Jubilee wing.

AN application to review the premises licence for a Maldon pub has been dismissed by district councillors.

The Jolly Sailor pub in Church Street will not have any alteration to its licence as a result of a review after Maldon District Council's (MDC) Licensing Sub-Committee decided there was insufficient evidence to substantiate claims that the pub had broken lockdown rules.

THERE'S now just over a week to go before the launch of a new radio station for Maldon, Burnham and the surrounding villages.

Caroline Community Radio 94.7 FM will provide a 24-hour, daily mix of music and community programming from Monday, 19 October.

The group behind plans for a new nuclear plant at Bradwell-on-Sea has launched a community forum to take questions from those invited to take part.

The first forum on the proposed Bradwell B plant took place on Tuesday (6 October) and included a panel of experts taking questions from selected representatives of local authorities, parish councils, community groups, business groups, regulatory bodies and interest groups. The meeting was chaired by Sandra Fryer, a chartered town planner.

A MALDON community heroine who led the district's volunteer response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Sarah Troop, director of Maldon District Community Volunteer Service (CVS) has been given the honour in recognition of her work for the area's residents during the pandemic.

A FAMOUS lifeboat that has helped save 224 lives will remain at Heybridge Basin for the time being – with open days for the public this weekend.

The Sir William Arnold has been beautifully restored and will eventually be moving back to its home at St Katharine Docks in London.

A MALDON district church once abandoned because of a plague has received a £40,000 grant for renovation in the midst of a modern pandemic.

Essential work will now be carried out on restoring and protecting the future of the beautiful 14th Century St Mary's Church in Mundon.