Maldon and Essex news, sport and information from the Maldon & Burnham Standard

No pain no gain, but a perfect way to get fit

9:19pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

WITH summer upon us, this is no time to be running like a hamster on a treadmill in a gym. The Standard tries out the newest fitness craze to hit Maldon - the boot camp.

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Fire next to tracks sparks rail chaos

5:50pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

TRAINS have been suspended due to a track-side fire, causing chaos for north Essex commuters.

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Plug pulled on vocational centre for Maldon

5:34pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

Plans for a new vocational centre in Maldon have been shelved.

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Motorist fined for driving with toddler on his lap in South Woodham Ferrers

11:40am Tuesday 27th July 2010

A DAD caught driving with a toddler on his lap has been slapped with a £60 fine.

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Thieves steal from three unlocked vehicles in Steeple and St Lawrence

1:07pm Monday 26th July 2010

UNLOCKED cars were targeted by criminals in Steeple and St Lawrence.

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Campaign groups set to come out in force against Southminster wind plan

12:46pm Monday 26th July 2010

TWO anti-windfarm campaign groups will unite against the nine-turbine Middlewick project when councillors meet to decide the application later this week.

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County has high number of kids who need support

9:40am Monday 26th July 2010

ESSEX has one of the highest numbers of pupils with special educational needs in the country with boys almost three times more likely to have behavioural problems than girls, new figures show.

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Dig deep to help Burnham's lifeboat

9:14am Monday 26th July 2010

It is all hands on deck to try and get Burnham RNLI’s new floating boathouse.

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