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  • Lifeboat heroes help save rowers

    A Burnham on Crouch crew aided a Clacton team in helping a two-man rowing boat to safety last Sunday. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from Maldon aided their Clacton-on-Sea colleagues in responding to an urgency signal. Two male

  • Rare gem on a journey to find new lease of life

    THE remains of a piece of Burnham’s history has been shipped out of town, following the closure of a 126-year-old business. King and Hines in Station Road waved goodbye to its 92-year-old Daimler Tourer, which has been kept at the back of the hardware

  • Cyclists feel the heat for dementia charity fundraiser

    AN avid cyclist joined his colleagues on a 300-mile bike ride for charity, raising more than £10,000. Maldon resident Roy Thorogood, 55, teamed up with his colleagues from Specsavers to take part in the London to Paris Bike Ride. Lakeside director

  • Slimmer Elaine, 63 crowned Woman of the Year

    A 63-year-old woman has been crowned ‘Woman of the Year’ after battling with health issues for decades. Elaine Brooke from Wickham Bishops was awarded the title at this year’s Slimming World competition after losing three stone and being taken off

  • Volunteer-led library locations are revealed

    THE locations where volunteers offered to step forward and run libraries have been revealed. Essex County Council said it had received 80 expressions of interest from groups willing to take on 39 libraries. The groups came forward as part of