CAMPAIGNERS who protested against plans to close St Peter's Hospital are among dozens of citizens who have been celebrated at the Maldon Town Community Awards.

Maldon and Tiptree football fans are lacing up their boots for a special 12-mile walk, to raise money for two charities close to their hearts.

There are just days left for residents and businesses in the Maldon District and across Essex to weigh in on a major shift in how local decisions could be made.

FANS of the swinging sixties packed into Maldon Town Hall on Friday, for an evening of music to raise funds for the district’s community rad

A FAMILY-RUN ferry business which serves Burnham has been put up for sale, after the skipper received a life-changing medical diagnosis.

James Burrell-Cook, a town councillor and landlord of the Queen Victoria pub, has been elected as a new Maldon District councillor.

A NEW health hub should be built at St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon amid “rapid investment over the next five years”, the NHS has been told.

A FREE festival celebrating Essex’s “rich history” will be held at Cressing Temple Barns this summer, showcasing the county’s heritage.

THE LAST bank in the Maldon District will close, with a new banking hub planned to open in its place, Santander has announced.

A COMPETITOR has suffered a medical emergency at the Maldon Little Ship Club annual row race this afternoon (March 1).

MUSIC lovers can sip cocktails over a discussion about their favourite records, in a new club opening at Ginny’s cocktail bar in Maldon.

A popular Maldon pub will feature on BBC One’s Morning Live programme, as part of Eastenders’ 40th anniversary celebrations.

Flo Shaughnessy - a town councillor, active local volunteer and former Mayor of Maldon - has died.

PRECIOUS training to preserve Maldon's iconic red-sailed barges will be funded thanks to a £19,600 grant.

A VETERAN from Burnham has overcome life-threatening illness to win a silver medal at the Invictus Games in Canada.

WATCH RAF veteran Sara Howarth, from Burnham-On-Crouch, compete for Team UK in Wheelchair Curling at the Invictus Games in Canada.

Essex councils have been accepted onto the Devolution Priority Programme, which could see more powers handed over by central government.

Burnham’s sporting superstar tells Caroline Coastal how her brain “exploding” ended her RAF career, ahead of the Invictus Games in Canada.

Holocaust victims’ stories are being remembered in an exhibition at Maldon’s Combined Military Services Museum, 80 years on.

A LARGE BLAZE at a farm in Burnham has seen fire crews from across the county sent to tackle it, amid fears it could spread.