News in Maldon

A Maldon woman is urging residents to save money by registering for Essex County Council's 'Energy Switch' scheme - with just days left before this year's chance to join ends.

The scheme involves residents signing up to a collective 'switch' - meaning the county council is able to negotiate a better deal with energy providers with the bargaining power of thousands of residents behind them.

Minister for Media and Data John Whittingdale has praised Nub News for showing there is still a demand for community-focussed local journalism.

The Maldon MP's endorsement follows the expansion of Nub News into 62 towns across the UK in recent months, including the launch of Maldon Nub News in August last year.

County Hall experts hope Essex will lead the way in the UK's fight against climate change with 30 per cent of the land area in towns, villages and new developments turned over to 'green infrastructure'.

This includes creating new wildlife areas such as woodlands, meadows, marshes, ponds, dunes, saltmarshes and mudflats - places where plant and animal species can thrive and prosper.

The likelihood of local elections being held in Maldon in May continues to diminish.

In the case of Maldon District Council, by-elections for two currently vacant seats face further delay, as well as elections due for Essex County Council and the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner. There are also some vacancies on local parish councils to fill.

The following is a letter from Latchingdon resident Tony Fittock. If you would like a letter to be featured in Readers' Letters at Maldon Nub News, just email them to the editor via the link here. Alternatively, use the 'Nub It' button to submit your letter at our website through the link here.

I am hoping that our MP, John Whittingdale OBE, will use his skill and experience as a Member of Parliament to lobby the Prime Minister and/or Secretary of State to intervene in what may prove to be an embarrassing situation for the Government.

NHS heroes at Broomfield Hospital will be receiving a stash of goodies today (Saturday, 23 January) thanks to a generous donation by Heybridge Swifts Youth Football Club.

With a return to football in the near future looking unlikely, the club decided that staff at Broomfield Hospital should benefit from the stock in the teahut.

More than 60 per cent of those aged over 80 in the area that includes Maldon have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Maldon MP John Whittingdale last night (Friday, 22 January) released an update on the progress of the vaccine rollout in Maldon and the surrounding areas.

The Covid-19 infection rate for Maldon district has now dropped back down below 500 per 100,000.

Latest complete figures - for the seven days up to Saturday, 16 January - show that there were 323 confirmed positive cases in the district, equal to 493 cases per 100,000 population.

James Howard of Maldon Rotary Club tells in this letter of his experience when he went along with his wife Angie for their Covid-19 vaccines at the Maldon vaccine hub at the district council offices in Princes Road. He hopes it will be useful to anyone worried about getting their jab.

Angie and I had our vaccinations yesterday and both thought it might be helpful to describe the experience.

New signs have appeared at Maldon's Promenade Park in a bid to help promote better social distancing.

The digital signs feature a series of changing messages to help remind park users of the need to stay 2 metres apart from those from other households - and emphasising the fact that at the moment the local park is for local users.