Maldon Mud Race: Organisers are hoping for the best year yet

ANTICIPATION is building ahead of one of the biggest events on the Essex calendar – the infamous Maldon Mud Race - and they're still looking for competitors.The annual event, on Sunday, May 1, attracts thousands of spectators desperate to watch 300 people make a mad dash across the Blackwater estuary at low tide.Mud Race Chairman Brian Farrington said: "We're at about 90 per cent capacity at the moment so we're still looking for people to take part."Preparation has been really...