SAINSBURY’S plans to build an out-of-town superstore in Saffron Walden have been rejected.

THREE police officers with connections to Cambridgeshire will be part of the security team ensuring the Olympic Torch has a safe passage across the UK.

A MAN from Chelmsford is due to appear in court next month after having been charged with a number of fraud-related offences which netted more than £7.5m.

WINNER of the BBC’s Sound of 2012 Michael Kiwanuka is performing in front of a sold out crowd at the Junction in Cambridge next Tuesday (May 22).

A CHURCH led initiative to bring “hope and joy into the lives of people” in the community is being held in Saffron Walden – and will culminate in a series of free youth activities.

A SAFFRON Walden solicitors firm has raised more than £4,600 for charity after joining a national campaign.

BUDDING archaeologists unlocked the history of their village at a special event held at the weekend.

RESIDENTS have been urged to keep a watchful eye on their neighbours’ properties after a village was hit by a spate of burglaries.

MOVERS and shakers of the local business community turned out for the launch party of a new ‘hot desk’ facility.

DESPERATE parents have launched a petition to introduce “vital” safety measures at a perilous school crossing.

UTTLESFORD District Council has a new cabinet post with responsibility for matters including crime and highways.

DECLAN Corr, Tommy Mears, Charlie Oliver, Amrik Braico and James Inkley represented Henham & Ugley Primary School at the county chess championships -the Megafinals - on Sunday.

DO YOU currently claim 25 per cent discount on your council tax bill? Are you still eligible to receive this discount?

NO more bulky brown bins - Uttlesford residents will soon start receiving their new conveniently-sized food waste caddies.

SAFFRON Walden Lions Club has presented the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices with a donation of £1,250 following another successful Easter Eggs raffle in pubs throughout the district.

A SAFFRON Walden restaurant is holding its eighth Ladies Pink Party in aid of Breast Cancer Research.

A HUGE community event takes place in Saffron Walden this weekend to mark the start of the build up to the Olympic Games.

SAFFRON Screen launched the Saffron Walden Film Festival 2012 with a brilliant weekend, great audiences and everything from street dance to Bollywood with model-making in between.

WITH the London Olympics just 76 days away, students at Katherine Semar Infants School in Saffron Walden were treated to an inside look at the life of an athlete.

ECONOMICS students and their parents were treated to a speech by professor David Miles, a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.