News in Maldon

Maldon teenager James Conway is celebrating after becoming a Maldon and Tiptree Football Club first team player.

James, 18, who had previously started to lose confidence in his performance on the pitch, told his story to Maldon Nub News to help inspire others.

FLY tipping in Maldon has been dealt a blow by police and council officers in an operation to stop the rogue practice.

Sixty-eight vehicles were stopped by Essex Police's Rural Engagement Team and Maldon District Council in Operation Fume in the town yesterday (Wednesday, 22 September), with two seized for no insurance, two caught speeding and another two requested to produce a waste transfer certificate.

THE landlord of a Maldon pub has spoken out over new Covid-19 restrictions starting tomorrow (Thursday, 24 September).

James Burrell-Cook, landlord at the the Queen Victoria pub, in Spital Road, told Maldon Nub News: "Many people in the town's hospitality industry have worked hard to put Covid-safe measures in place, but pubs and restaurants are only the visible part of the story.

MALDON residents have just one week left to make comments on the future of policing on the county's roads in an online survey.

The Government is currently reviewing roads policing and what the future of traffic law enforcement may look like. As part of this review, the Department for Transport is trying to find out what makes a difference and how resources can be used most effectively.

WITH new pandemic restrictions announced by the Government yesterday (Tuesday, September 22),

takes a fresh look at what the new rules mean for Maldon.

Maldon Film Club is hoping that members will be able to enjoy films at Town Hall screenings early in 2021.

The club's committee has been meeting regularly and working on plans to restart showing films in a Covid-safe way. A detailed risk assessment of Maldon Town Hall is being completed to ensure all guidelines are in place.

A MALDON teenager has been given a three-year driving ban after overtaking cars at 60mph in a police chase through Basildon and Wickford.

The 17-year-old boy, who comes from Maldon district but cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at Colchester Magistrates' Court yesterday (Monday 21 September) for dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving while disqualified and failing to stop when directed.

HEALTH chiefs are asking Maldon residents to join an Annual General Meeting (AGM) next Tuesday (29 September).

The Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – which commissions most local NHS services, including GPs, hospital care and mental health and learning disability services for Maldon – is throwing the virtual meeting open to the public. It will take place from 6pm to 7pm.

MALDON district is to get a share of £300,000 government cash to help keep rough sleepers off the streets following the pandemic.

It is hoped by council bosses that this could be the start of a long-term drive to end rough sleeping in the county.

THE number of new Covid-19 infections in the Maldon district has risen to five in the last seven days.

Figures updated this afternoon (Monday, 21 September) on Essex Counnty Council's Covid tracker tool record the new cases, which mean the current infection rate for the district has moved up to the equivalent of 7.7 cases per 100,000 population.