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AN awards evening praising the great work of members of Maldon town’s community took place virtually this year. Maldon Town Council’s Pride of Maldon awards, which was hosted by master of ceremonies Mark Heard, invited nominees from all over the town to recognise the inspiring work they have done. Awards were given out by the panel, which included town mayor Abdul Hafiz. The prestigious Pride of Maldon award, presented by the mayor, was given to Suzanne Finch, parks and countryside community officer for Maldon District Council. A town council spokesman said: “Suzanne has assis...

Reviewed by James Lewis Mark Heard, as you may know, died some two years ago, leaving his wife and daughter with massive medical bills not covered by medical insurance. This album is a benefit for the Heard Family Fund made up of freshly recorded covers of his songs together with a few previously released samples of his writing talents. For your money, you get 17 tracks filling up the CD to capacity and they're all well worth it. (Confusingly, you get less tracks on the cassette version but two tracks that aren't on the CD!) Mark was acknowledged by his peers, if not by his record sales, as a...

A CLASSIC Maldon landmark is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. The steam tug ‘Brent’ celebrated her 75th birthday in March, decades after it was first named in 1946. Some steam tugs were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport, including in the D-Day landings and for naval work in ports around the country and abroad. In 1945 at Sunderland’s Pickersgill and Sons shipyard, TID 159 – one of 182 steam tugs built as part of the war effort – was launched too late. The vessel was sold in 1946 to the Port of London Authority, which named her ...

Prince Philip was taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in Marylebone, London, as a 'precautionary measure'  The 99-year-old's illness is not Covid-related and decision to admit him was taken with 'abundance' of caution Royal author Penny Junor said Prince Philip would be 'outspoken' if he felt people were making a fuss of him  Royal sources say that he remains in 'good spirits' and that the Queen has stayed at home at Windsor Castle  Her Majesty pressed ahead with her duties yesterday by receiving Royal Naval update from the First Sea Lord It comes after it was announced on January 9 that...

By Maldon District Council chairman Mark Heard Maldon District Council Chairman, Mark Heard MALDON District Council and Maldon and District Community Voluntary Service (CVS) share a vision – to support a strong and connected community, and to this end we often work together. I recently spoke to the Director of Maldon & District CVS to find out more. The CVS is an independent registered charity which exists to offer support for charities, community groups and volunteers in and around the Maldon District and to promote volunteering ...