One of Maldon’s most recognisable residents is on the road to recovery after a crash, but insists the days of him shimmying backwards through the town are now behind him.

Brian Goodey, known affectionately by many as "Backwards Brian" because of his tendency to sit on his walking frame and move backwards, ended up in hospital after being involved in a collision with a green Ford Transit van at the bottom of High Street

Mr Goodey was on his way to the Ship and Anchor to watch football on TV when the accident happened two weeks ago.

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