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  • Crews took more than 30 minutes to reach fire last year

    Fire crews took more than half an hour to reach blazes in the Dengie during the past year. A Freedom of Information request showed fire engines took up to 32 minutes to reach a fire in Southminster last year. When asked how long a response

  • Maldon District Council closed over Christmas

    Council offices will be closed for three days over the Christmas period. The Princes Road, Maldon, offices will close at 12.30pm on Christmas Eve and remain shut on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Normal office hours of 8.30am to 5pm will run

  • Rescue teams sent to reports of car in River Crouch

    Coastguard and RNLI teams were sent to reports of a car in the River Crouch. South Woodham Coastguard Team, Burnham RNLI Inshore Lifeboat, and police and firecrews were sent the river at 2.10 yesterday afternoon. No one was found to be in difficulty

  • Wind farm operator's fresh bid to bring turbines by boat

    A wind farm operator has submitted fresh plans to bring turbines to the Dengie by boat. Renewable energy developer RES has applied for a variation on conditions of its original plans for a wind farm at Turncole, The Marshes, Southminster. The

  • Tiptree Road Runners hold on to fourth place

    TIPTREE retained fourth place in Pool B of the 53-12 Cross-Country League following the third race in the series at Harwich. In the ladies’ race, Lyndsey Rollerkite finished 49th, Abigail Morgan 75th, Zoe Gould 76th and Dawn Shilling 85th to take