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  • Could Mr Fiddles be Maldon's most miserable looking cat?

    Could this be Maldon's most mournful looking cat? Mr Fiddles has his own Facebook fan club thanks to his furrowed brows and down-turned mouth. His owners, the Blake family of Maldon, regularly update his status. Whether the short-haired

  • New school starter pictures in this week's Standard

    Our First Class supplement will be in this week’s paper (Oct 2). Pictures were taken at the following schools: Purleigh, Southminster, Maylandsea, Cold Norton, Latchingdon, All Saints in Maldon, St Nicholas in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Wentworth Primary

  • Camera crews descend on Burnham farm for farmers bootcamp

    Cameras were rolling on a Burnham farm this summer, to film a ‘farmers bootcamp’. In June camera crews descended on Dammerwick Farm, Marsh Road, Burnham, to film part of Farmers Apprentice. The programme puts ten young farmers through their

  • Car impaled on railings/hedge in Woodham Mortimer smash

    No-one is believed to have been seriously injured yesterday after a car ploughed into railings and a hedge. The vehicle crashed in Burnham Road, Woodham Mortimer, between Post Office Road and Rectory Lane. According to the Essex Traffic Control

  • IN PICTURES: Your Macmillan Coffee Mornings

    Across the Maldon district, schools, clubs, councils and businesses held Macmillan Coffee Mornings to raise vital charity funds. Latchingdon Primary School was among those to hold a Friday fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support and raised £166

  • Concern over plans to demolish 'iconic' buildings for flats

    Residents are concerned about plans to demolish ‘iconic’ buildings to build flats. A planning application for19 flats, Station Road, Fullbridge, was submitted to Maldon District Council by Lidl. Belinda Worsley, an illustrator, of Hall Road

  • Drive to recruit more lollipop people

    Essex County Council has launched a drive to recruit lollipop people.  ECC is recruiting across the county to fill vacancies at established crossings. The recruitment drive comes after the council listened to schools and parents during a consultation