What happened in Burnham and the Dengie this week

By Charlotte Lillywhite

7th Mar 2022 | Local News

Find your round-up of this week's news in Burnham and the Dengie below
Find your round-up of this week's news in Burnham and the Dengie below

Have you missed any of the news in Burnham and the Dengie this week?

Here at Burnham and Dengie Nub News we like to make your life easier so if you've missed any of the local news this past seven days, don't worry.

We have you covered with 10 of the top stories right here.

1. Police officers who have been patrolling rural villages in the Dengie seized the vehicle of a suspected hare courser this week, and sent a warning to residents.

Click here for the story.

2. A Men's Shed has opened in Southminster to tackle loneliness.

Find out more here.

3. The entire T-section of the Burnham pontoon is "beyond repair", and the "unsafe" popular attraction remains closed, after being damaged by Storm Eunice.

Get the latest here.

4. Scrapping free lateral flow tests will leave more than 4,700 people living in the Maldon district with a "tax on caring" bill, Essex Liberal Democrats has said.

Click here for the details.

5. Businesses and churches across the Maldon district are accepting donations to help Ukraine.

Find out where you can donate here.

6. An 89-acre solar farm being planned for the Maldon district would power 8,000 homes.

Click here for the full story.

7. The amount of energy wasted through unnecessarily lit outdoor buildings is "bonkers" and needs to be dealt with, the Essex Climate Action Commission has said.

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8. Osea Island - a weekend retreat and party destination popular with celebrities in the Maldon district - is set to star in a crime thriller being published later this month by a husband and wife writing duo.

Find out more here.

9. Chrisy Morris was sacked from Maldon District Council after being handed a suspended sentence for breaching a non-molestation order against a woman.

Read more here.

10. A council tax hike for Burnham and the Dengie was approved in a budget meeting which saw one councillor warn: "Unless we act soon, reserves will run out."

Find out what happened here.

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