News in Maldon

Both the company behind the proposals for Bradwell B new nuclear power station and a campaign group against the development have given their response to the end of the Environment Agency's (EA) public consultation on the design of the nuclear reactor.

The public consultation on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the 'UK HPR1000' reactor, which is planned for use at Bradwell B, closed on Sunday, 4 April.

Each weekend, Maldon Nub News will bring you Car of the Week from Churchward Car Sales at Wycke Hill Business Park, Maldon.

This week our Car of the Week is this lovely Fiat 500

INSPECTORS who paid an unannounced visit to the hospitals trust that manages Broomfield and St Peter's found there are "effective processes in place" to keep patients safe from infection.

The focused inspection was carried out on 17 February at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust after there had been more than one outbreak of Covid-19 transmission within the trust's three main hospitals, which include Basildon, Southend and Broomfield.

Independent Kevin Lagan has announced he is to stand for the Maldon division seat on Essex County Council in the local elections on Thursday, 6 May.

Kevin is a serving councillor on both Maldon Town Council and Maldon District Council.

2020 saw the first pandemic hit our country for a hundred years. But our country has been home to many serious diseases in the past, including malaria.

IT'S been another seven days of big news stories in Maldon, from news of a freak toaster accident that caused a flat fire through to a number of the area's key cultural and heritage organisations receiving pandemic recovery grants.

Here at Nub News we like to make your life easier so if you've missed any of the local news this week, don't worry.

Each weekend, Maldon Nub News will bring you Car of the Week from Churchward Car Sales at Wycke Hill Business Park, Maldon.

This week our Car of the Week is this great BMW 1 Series

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Essex County Council is to spend £500,000 on funding a new group to tackle fears about public safety following issues highlighted by the death of Sarah Everard, it was announced yesterday evening (Thursday, 1 April).

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the murder of Sarah Everard following her disappearance while walking home across Clapham Common last month. The outcry over the tragedy has highlighted public fears over safety, particularly that of women.

The Chief Constable of Essex Police has told the public "let's not to mess this up now" over the Easter weekend as people from different households get together again - many in the county for the first time since early December.

His comments come after restrictions were eased on Monday (29 March), allowing people to mix outdoors, including in private gardens, in groups of six or as two households.