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  • Classes to teach rare form of martial art

    Classes in a rare form of martial art are taking place in Maldon and Steeple. Baguazhang - also known as Bagua - is one of the ‘internal’ martial arts of China and is renowned for its health benefits for adults of all ages. Ba Gua Zhang means

  • Teacher cobbles up nerve booster

    SPEAKING in front of a large crowd is always nerve-racking. How do we position ourselves? Are we projecting our voices enough? What do we do with our hands while we are talking? Trying to give the perfect speech is a lot of pressure – but

  • ‘Bus service is letting us down’

    A TEENAGER was late for his first week of college after his bus was repeatedly late. consistently failed to turn up on time. Jake Turner, 16, decided to left his secondary school in Tiptree to go to Colchester Sixth Form College after taking his

  • Paddleboarder Lizzie in river pollution blitz

    The eco-friendly founder of a global movement is urging people across Maldon to get involved. Plastic Patrol is came to the district this month and litter-pickers were kitted out with paddleboards and buckets instead of binbags and high-vis jackets