DRIVERS using the northbound M11 in Essex are advised that sections of the northbound carriageway will be closed overnight tonight (Thursday May 23).

UTTLESFORD District Council is backing a hard-hitting poster campaign launched by Keep Britain Tidy to ensure the area retains its reputation as one of the most beautiful in England.

AFTER almost a year of training, a brand new state-of-the-art helicopter and logistical ground preparations, the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is ready for night flights.

FARMERS are doing their bit in the fight against rural crime by signing up to a scheme designed to keep farm buildings, crops, livestock and equipment secure.

THE interests of rail commuters must not be overridden by those of Stansted Airport, Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) has told the Secretary of State for Transport.

A JOB fair will be held at Stansted Airport next Thursday (May 30).

A MAN was arrested last night following a suspected attempted arson attack on a mosque – hours after the terrorist incident in Woolwich.

THE world’s leading maze-maker to give the keynote speech at the Saffron Walden Maze Festival.

UTTLESFORD District Council officially appointed a new chairman at its annual meeting on Tuesday.

GLOOP, gunge and soil were aplenty for nursery children who had fun in the mud as they joined in with a new national scheme.

SAFFRON Walden Round Table’s organisation of the Carnival event are under way – and they’re are urging people to put the date in their diaries.

THE region’s under-fire ambulance service has announced a new interim chairman.

OLYMPIC medallist Chloe Rogers will open the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k road race, it was announced this week.

AS a special documentary is screened to coincide with the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the US Army Air Force arriving at RAF Duxford in April 1943, Saffron Walden residents look back on their memories of the US Servicemen stationed in Debden.

THE new owner of Stansted Airport has highlighted the need for faster rail links reform of the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) regime.

RESIDENTS in two Uttlesford villages are being urged to have their say on local conservation areas.

A PROLIFIC fund-raising club has celebrated an important milestone in its history by handing over £1,500 to support injured soldiers.

THE true state of Essex’s roads has been revealed after nearly 32,000 road defects including potholes were reported in just 12 months.

LITTLE John by name, but not so little by nature.

SAIRA Hamilton was the guest of honour at a fundraising lunch for St Clare Hospice last week and happily shared her stories of the TV programme, cooking and her plans for the future.