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Solar farm planning application near Thaxted

Uttlesford District Council, Saffron Walden, Essex: street view of building and gate

Uttlesford District Council

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Councillors acknowledged food production, housing, biodiversity and renewable energy were competing for a finite amount of land.

M11 junction 8 near Bishop's Stortford and London Stansted Airport

Essex Highways

Plan to ease congestion at M11 junction 8 gets underway

Will Durrant

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Midge Ure has rescheduled his Voice & Visions UK Tour set to take place between February and April 2022 to 2023.

Music

Midge Ure postpones Cambridge concert until 2023

Alan Davies

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Pupils play trumpets and brass instruments in class at Radwinter Primary School, Essex

Education News

Radwinter pupils get going with Band on the Run!

Will Durrant

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TV presenters and YouTubers Maddie Moate and Greg Foot

Heritage

Enjoy free Twilight with the Museums digital sleepover at home

Alan Davies

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A sign at M11 junction 9a - for Newmarket, Norwich, Cambridge and Saffron Walden

Environment News

Road building not the answer to Essex's transport woes, says campaigner

Will Durrant

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English Spirit Distillery at Great Yeldham in Essex

East of England Tourism Awards

Tourism Awards 2021-2022: Meet the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year...

Charles Bliss

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A branch of Primark in Burnley, Lancashire, as around 400 jobs are set to be axed across fast fashio

Fake Dyson Airwrap and Primark baby toy among recent recalled items

Robbie Nichols

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Gridserve opens the UK’s first Electric Forecourt opens adjacent to Great Notley, just off the A131.

Environment News

Essex: More Electric Vehicles needed to meet goals

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

Family Notices

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Peter Raven

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Police tape: "Police line do not cross"

Essex Police

Suspected crowbar assault leaves Stansted driver with serious injuries

Will Durrant

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Main: A school pupil writing; Inset: taxi

Essex County Council | Special Report

Driver shortage leaves Walden pupil without school transport

Will Durrant

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Tom Jones will play Audley End House & Gardens on Sunday, August 14 as part of this summer’s Heritage Live concert series.

Music | Video

Sir Tom Jones to play concert at Audley End House & Gardens

Alan Davies

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Saffron Striders had a good-sized squad at their home leg of the inter-club cross-country championship.

Athletics

Saffron Striders enjoy home leg of inter-club cross-country championship

Neil Metcalfe

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Essex Police image of two men they want to speak to, Tesco, Saffron Walden, Essex

Essex Police

Police appeals into two Uttlesford incidents

Louise Dunderdale

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Martyn Everett, Gibson Library chair, receives a copy of Celia Bartlett's new book called Saffron Walden Locked and Unlocked

Books

Walden photographer's book a permanent record of life in a locked down town

Will Durrant

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Saffron Walden Rugby Club have lost both of their games so far in 2022.

Rugby Union

Saffron Walden youngsters show grit in defeat to Wymondham

Graham Marshall

Police van as data reveals the number of distracted drivers in Essex

Essex Police

Data reveals distracted drivers repeatedly caught in Essex

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Church Road, in Great Hallingbury

Uttlesford District Council

Plans for 18 houses in Countryside Protection Zone near Stansted Airport

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

An Essex Highways sign in Saffron Walden: Safer, Greener, Healthier

Essex Highways

Decision yet to be made on Saffron Walden's 20mph limit

Will Durrant

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Gavin Cockman's long throw helped put Saffron Walden Town into the lead in their FA Vase match.

Football

Penalty heartbreak for Saffron Walden as FA Vase dreams come to an end

Neil Metcalfe

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Children waving at the train at Audley End Miniature Railway

East of England Tourism Awards

East of England Tourism Awards 2021-2022: Large Visitor Attraction of...

Adam Pescod

Grey and white long haired Maine Coon sitting with front legs stretched in front, Great Dunmow area, Essex

Pets Corner | Gallery

In pictures: the cute animals in January's Pets' Corner

Louise Dunderdale

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement ahead of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of C

Plan B measures to be scrapped across England

Owen Sennitt

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Young student with pencil learning to draw in school of arts

Essex Life

Things to do in Essex February 2022

Hannah Gildart

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M11 junction 8 near Bishop's Stortford and London Stansted Airport

Essex Highways

Plan to ease congestion at M11 junction 8 gets underway

Will Durrant

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Tom Jones will play Audley End House & Gardens on Sunday, August 14 as part of this summer’s Heritage Live concert series.

Music | Video

Sir Tom Jones to play concert at Audley End House & Gardens

Alan Davies

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A sign at M11 junction 9a - for Newmarket, Norwich, Cambridge and Saffron Walden

Environment News

Road building not the answer to Essex's transport woes, says campaigner

Will Durrant

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Main: A school pupil writing; Inset: taxi

Essex County Council | Special Report

Driver shortage leaves Walden pupil without school transport

Will Durrant

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Don't Miss

Saffron Walden Market Square, Essex with people seated enjoying refreshments

Saffron Walden Town Council

Consultation on traffic in Walden's Market Square ends on Monday

Louise Dunderdale

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Essex Police image of two men they want to speak to, Tesco, Saffron Walden, Essex

Essex Police

Police appeals into two Uttlesford incidents

Louise Dunderdale

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Church Road, in Great Hallingbury

Uttlesford District Council

Plans for 18 houses in Countryside Protection Zone near Stansted Airport

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

Protesters from the Green Party voice their opposition to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in Saffron Walden

UK Government | Updated

Proposed law which sparked Saffron Walden protests suffers House of...

Will Durrant

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News

Radwinter pupils get going with Band on the Run!

Pupils play trumpets and brass instruments in class at Radwinter Primary School, Essex

Education News

Will Durrant

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Band on the Run season has begun at Radwinter Primary School

A sign at M11 junction 9a - for Newmarket, Norwich, Cambridge and Saffron Walden

Environment News

Road building not the answer to Essex's transport woes, says campaigner

Will Durrant

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M11 junction 8 near Bishop's Stortford and London Stansted Airport

Essex Highways

Plan to ease congestion at M11 junction 8 gets underway

Will Durrant

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English Spirit Distillery at Great Yeldham in Essex

East of England Tourism Awards

Tourism Awards 2021-2022: Meet the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year...

Charles Bliss

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A branch of Primark in Burnley, Lancashire, as around 400 jobs are set to be axed across fast fashio

Fake Dyson Airwrap and Primark baby toy among recent recalled items

Robbie Nichols

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Things to do

Midge Ure postpones Cambridge concert until 2023

Midge Ure has rescheduled his Voice & Visions UK Tour set to take place between February and April 2022 to 2023.

Music

Alan Davies

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Ultravox star Midge Ure has postponed his forthcoming concert in Cambridge until next year due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19.

TV presenters and YouTubers Maddie Moate and Greg Foot

Heritage

Enjoy free Twilight with the Museums digital sleepover at home

Alan Davies

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Tom Jones will play Audley End House & Gardens on Sunday, August 14 as part of this summer’s Heritage Live concert series.

Music | Video

Sir Tom Jones to play concert at Audley End House & Gardens

Alan Davies

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Young student with pencil learning to draw in school of arts

Essex Life

Things to do in Essex February 2022

Hannah Gildart

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Aladdin is at Cambridge Arts Theatre until Sunday, January 9.

Pantomimes

Cambridge panto audiences raise £14k for charitable causes

Alan Davies

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Sport

Saffron Striders enjoy home leg of inter-club cross-country championship

Saffron Striders had a good-sized squad at their home leg of the inter-club cross-country championship.

Athletics

Neil Metcalfe

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There were home comforts for Saffron Striders as they hosted their leg of the inter club cross country championship.

Saffron Walden Rugby Club have lost both of their games so far in 2022.

Rugby Union

Saffron Walden youngsters show grit in defeat to Wymondham

Graham Marshall

Wenden Ambo's young rugby players played their first game of 2022 at two sites.

Rugby Union

Derby fun for Wendens Ambo as they brush off logistical headache

Neil Metcalfe

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Gavin Cockman's long throw helped put Saffron Walden Town into the lead in their FA Vase match.

Football

Penalty heartbreak for Saffron Walden as FA Vase dreams come to an end

Neil Metcalfe

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Saffron Striders' Lewis Lems and Flo Greatrix after the latest round of the inter-club competition.

Athletics

Smiles through the mud as Saffron Striders tackle next round of...

Neil Metcalfe

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Lifestyle

Enjoy free Twilight with the Museums digital sleepover at home

TV presenters and YouTubers Maddie Moate and Greg Foot

Heritage

Alan Davies

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Want to experience the magic of local museums and collections from your own home? Well, now is your chance!

Martyn Everett, Gibson Library chair, receives a copy of Celia Bartlett's new book called Saffron Walden Locked and Unlocked

Books

Walden photographer's book a permanent record of life in a locked down town

Will Durrant

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Grey and white long haired Maine Coon sitting with front legs stretched in front, Great Dunmow area, Essex

Pets Corner | Gallery

In pictures: the cute animals in January's Pets' Corner

Louise Dunderdale

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Smiling woman holding a book called Secrets & Lies, Essex

Books

Walden author unveils third book, with a touching dedication

Louise Dunderdale

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A Thaxted Parish Church worship leader on a green John Deere tractor at Essex Young Farmers' Plough Weekend event

Farming | Gallery

Essex Young Farmers celebrate Plough Sunday with Thaxted tractor run

Will Durrant

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