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Nursery school faces 'imminent closure' without a cash boost

Rebecca Browne and Penni Purkhardt outside Busy Bees Childcare Centre in Wimbish

Education News

Will Durrant

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Busy Bees nursery could close down for good if it cannot find the £20,000 it needs to survive

007 James Bond (Daniel Craig) prepares to shoot in No Time To Die.

Film | Review

No Time To Die is 'a bloated but entertaining slice of spy action'

Alan Davies

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Mark Barrett, nephew of Syd Barrett (pictured inset), with the guitar once owned by the Pink Floyd founder member

Music

Guitar once owned by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett to be sold at auction

Sam Russell, PA

Sir David Amess MP

Essex Police | Live

Tributes pour in after death of Essex MP Sir David Amess

Louise Dunderdale

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Emergency services at the scene near the Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-

Updated

Conservative MP David Amess dies after being stabbed in Essex constituency

Johnny Griffith

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A woman receiving adult social care grips her walking cane

Health Care

Council commits to better conditions in 'unsustainable' care sector

Will Durrant and Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

British coins and notes displayed one on top of the other

Essex County Council

Universal Credit: Help is still out there, says Essex County Council

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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There With You This Winter

More than 17,000 Uttlesford pensioners claim cash to help heat their homes

Will Durrant

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There With You This Winter

There With You This Winter: Uttlesford Children's Clothing Bank

Louise Dunderdale

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Councillors stand to remember Sarah Oxley at a London Road meeting

Uttlesford District Council

Councillors pay ribute to 'kind-hearted' council officer Sarah Oxley

Will Durrant

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The Pumpkin House and Pumpkin Patch at Cammas Hall Farm

Halloween | Gallery

It's pumpkin picking time again at Cammas Hall Farm

Alan Davies

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More than 100 scouts from Thaxted went to Wattisham, Suffolk

Army helicopter experience for Thaxted - Carver Scouts

Will Durrant

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A group of rural ramblers at Easton Lodge raising money for the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity

Charity Fundraiser

More than 300 rural ramblers raise cash for Helen Rollason's charity

Will Durrant

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There With You This Winter

There With You This Winter: Uttlesford Foodbank

Sophie Durlacher, Manager, Uttlesford Foodbank

Matthew Kelly as Sir and Julian Clary as Norman in The Dresser.

Theatre | Review

The Dresser starring Matthew Kelly and Julian Clary is 'a theatrical gem'

Angela Singer

"Uttlesford District Council" on a green sign at the London Road offices, Saffron Walden

Uttlesford District Council

Uttlesford Foodbank reacts to council allowances donation decision

Louise Dunderdale

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Some of the intrepid Saffron Striders who took on the 2021 London Marathon.

Athletics

Saffron Striders delighted to be back at the London Marathon

Neil Metcalfe

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Craig Calver has five goals in his last four games for Saffron Walden Town

Football

Football round-up: Superb win for the Bloods on the road at Hoddesdon

Neil Metcalfe

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Gibson Library Society Committee Members and volunteers with Saffron Walden Quakers

Books

Historic books have new 'long loan' home

Louise Dunderdale

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Our campaign aims to help tackle fuel poverty in our communities this winter

Winter

There With You This Winter: 9 ways we'll be hit harder in the pocket

Caroline Thain

Astronomy image of The Square of Pegasus. Picture supplied by James Abbott of North Essex Astronomical Society

Columnists

Astronomy: What to look for in the sky in October

James Abbott, North Essex Astronomical Society

BJ Harrington of Essex Police. Picture: Essex Police

Essex Police

Drugs and cash seized in over 80 County Lines drugs raids

Louise Dunderdale

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Paloma Faith will play Newmarket Racecourses on Friday, June 17, 2022.

Music

Paloma Faith announces Newmarket Racecourses concert for 2022

Alan Davies

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A visual impression of proposed McCarthy Stone homes at Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden

Planning and Development

New retirement homes set for Radwinter Road

Will Durrant

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Rebecca Browne and Penni Purkhardt outside Busy Bees Childcare Centre in Wimbish

Education News

Nursery school faces 'imminent closure' without a cash boost

Will Durrant

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Sir David Amess MP

Essex Police | Live

Tributes pour in after death of Essex MP Sir David Amess

Louise Dunderdale

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Councillors stand to remember Sarah Oxley at a London Road meeting

Uttlesford District Council

Councillors pay ribute to 'kind-hearted' council officer Sarah Oxley

Will Durrant

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Emergency services at the scene near the Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-

Updated

Conservative MP David Amess dies after being stabbed in Essex constituency

Johnny Griffith

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Tom Cruise flying a Boeing Stearman biplane at Duxford Airfield.

Film | Video

Mission Impossible and Top Gun star Tom Cruise spotted at Duxford

Alan Davies

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The New York Jets 'touchdown' after flying to Stansted Airport ahead of their NFL game in London

Football

Jets and Falcons fly out of Stansted after their NFL London showdown

Will Durrant

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There With You This Winter

There With You This Winter: Uttlesford Foodbank

Sophie Durlacher, Manager, Uttlesford Foodbank

"Uttlesford District Council" on a green sign at the London Road offices, Saffron Walden

Uttlesford District Council

Uttlesford Foodbank reacts to council allowances donation decision

Louise Dunderdale

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News

More than 300 rural ramblers raise cash for Helen Rollason's charity

A group of rural ramblers at Easton Lodge raising money for the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity

Charity Fundraiser

Will Durrant

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Rural ramblers have raised more than £3,500 for life-changing cancer care and research

Sir David Amess MP

Essex Police | Live

Tributes pour in after death of Essex MP Sir David Amess

Louise Dunderdale

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Emergency services at the scene near the Belfairs Methodist Church in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-

Updated

Conservative MP David Amess dies after being stabbed in Essex constituency

Johnny Griffith

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A woman receiving adult social care grips her walking cane

Health Care

Council commits to better conditions in 'unsustainable' care sector

Will Durrant and Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

British coins and notes displayed one on top of the other

Essex County Council

Universal Credit: Help is still out there, says Essex County Council

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

Things to do

No Time To Die is 'a bloated but entertaining slice of spy action'

007 James Bond (Daniel Craig) prepares to shoot in No Time To Die.

Film | Review

Alan Davies

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Daniel Craig's final James Bond blockbuster, No Time To Die, can be seen at Saffron Screen and Royston Picture Palace from October 22.

Mark Barrett, nephew of Syd Barrett (pictured inset), with the guitar once owned by the Pink Floyd founder member

Music

Guitar once owned by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett to be sold at auction

Sam Russell, PA

Matthew Kelly as Sir and Julian Clary as Norman in The Dresser.

Theatre | Review

The Dresser starring Matthew Kelly and Julian Clary is 'a theatrical gem'

Angela Singer

The Pumpkin House and Pumpkin Patch at Cammas Hall Farm

Halloween | Gallery

It's pumpkin picking time again at Cammas Hall Farm

Alan Davies

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A Spitfire trio in action at the IWM Duxford Flying Days: Best of 2021 event.

Heritage | Gallery

Typhoon, Spitfires and Lancaster bomber at IWM Duxford flying day

Alan Davies

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Sport

More than 300 rural ramblers raise cash for Helen Rollason's charity

A group of rural ramblers at Easton Lodge raising money for the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity

Charity Fundraiser

Will Durrant

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Rural ramblers have raised more than £3,500 for life-changing cancer care and research

Some of the intrepid Saffron Striders who took on the 2021 London Marathon.

Athletics

Saffron Striders delighted to be back at the London Marathon

Neil Metcalfe

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Craig Calver has five goals in his last four games for Saffron Walden Town

Football

Football round-up: Superb win for the Bloods on the road at Hoddesdon

Neil Metcalfe

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The New York Jets 'touchdown' after flying to Stansted Airport ahead of their NFL game in London

Football

Jets and Falcons fly out of Stansted after their NFL London showdown

Will Durrant

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Cycling: AJ Bell Women's Tour of Britain - Stage two, . Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Cycling

The 2021 AJ Bell Women’s Tour heads to Essex

Louise Dunderdale

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Lifestyle

Guitar once owned by Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett to be sold at auction

Mark Barrett, nephew of Syd Barrett (pictured inset), with the guitar once owned by the Pink Floyd founder member

Music

Sam Russell, PA

A guitar once owned by Pink Floyd founder member Syd Barrett is to be sold at auction in Cambridge for charity.

A Spitfire trio in action at the IWM Duxford Flying Days: Best of 2021 event.

Heritage | Gallery

Typhoon, Spitfires and Lancaster bomber at IWM Duxford flying day

Alan Davies

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Tom Cruise flying a Boeing Stearman biplane at Duxford Airfield.

Film | Video

Mission Impossible and Top Gun star Tom Cruise spotted at Duxford

Alan Davies

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Pumpkins at The Gardens of Easton Lodge.

The Gardens of Easton Lodge

From pumpkins to Japanese maple at Gardens of Easton Lodge open day

Alan Davies

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Main: Elsa Clarson with a Rolls-Royce Phantom outside her Thaxted home; Inset: Elsa Clarson with Anne Sutton

Rolls-Royce celebration for Elsa on her 104th birthday

Will Durrant

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