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  • Air ambulance service goes 24/7 for first time

    THE county's life-saving air ambulance service is now providing round-the-clock cover for the first time in its 21-year history. Bosses say the new 24/7 service is a major breakthrough and will help save more lives in Essex, Herts and the surrounding

  • Food and drink producers 'need to get their message over'

    ESSEX’S food and drink producers are being invited to a workshop in Latchingdon to help overcome barriers to reaching new customers in wholesale, retail and hospitality. The free event, at Clayhill Vineyard in Lower Burnham Road, is designed to

  • Council delays blamed for ‘killing’ property market

    A COUNCIL is being blamed for house-buying “grinding to a halt” across Maldon because of delays with red tape. Estate agents say a huge backlog of property searches is running down business and causing havoc for buyers throughout the district.

  • Village undertake bags bid to combat dog mess

    A VILLAGE council has said there is now “no excuse” for pet owners not to clean up after their pooches after becoming one of the first in the district to install new bag dispensers to help them pick up dog mess. Tillingham Village Council decided

  • Ben’s giant pumpkin steals the show at veg fest

    AN award-winning giant vegetable grower has created the UK’s biggest fruit and veg stall. Maldon’s Ben White was the cream of the crop at RHS Garden Hyde Hall Taste of Autumn show in Chelmsford at the weekend. Up against some of the top growers