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Protein-inspired art: 'I found beauty in something so frightening'

Protein art by school pupils on display at the Protein Data Bank in Europe, Hinxton

Education News | Special Report

Will Durrant

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Art students from Saffron Walden joined forces with researchers at the Wellcome Genome Campus for a protein-inspired art project
Author Robert E Pike of Saffron Walden with grandson Jacob with his book 'The Coming Night is Full of Stars'

Books | Interview

Walden war historian on the inspiration behind his latest book

Louise Dunderdale

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Firstsite, Colchester. Photograph by Jayne Lloyd.

Arts & Culture

County council promises arts boost for Essex

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Ben Fogle with a hedgehog. Image courtesy of British Hedgehog Preservation Society

Pets Corner

Pets' Corner: Ben Fogle's plea over Bonfire Night

Louise Dunderdale

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A Mountfitchet House resident, Olive, with a tambourine

Music

Stansted residents celebrate their very own Night at the Proms

Will Durrant

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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

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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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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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Tom Newcombe, chair of Great Chesterford Parish Council, cuts a ribbon on a red telephone box

Arts & Culture

Red telephone box transformed into micro-museum

Will Durrant

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Person at a laptop with calculator and small model house

Promotion

Why was my mortgage application declined? What should I do next?

Kelly Rose Bradford

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Andrew Jenkins, Thaxted Festival's artistic director

Music

Thaxted Festival's new artistic director sets plan for Holst at 150

Will Durrant

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The Typhoon flying at IWM Duxford at this year's Duxford Summer Air Show.

IWM Duxford

RAF Typhoon set for final IWM Duxford Flying Day of the year

Alan Davies

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Public Footpath Sign

Essex Highways

Plan for Essex pedestrians 'lacks oomph'

Will Durrant

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Saffron Walden Museum volunteers in a row outside the building

Arts & Culture

Museum volunteers celebrated with post-lockdown tea party

Will Durrant

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An artist, Kenneth Padley, at an easel painting a badger

Arts & Culture

One-day Essex exhibition announced to showcase Kenneth Padley

Will Durrant

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Flight Academy at IWM Duxford.

IWM Duxford

Fly into the school holidays at IWM Duxford for fun family activities

Alan Davies

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Two images: Left - Cockapoo Molly guards an apple; Right - Pouring apples into a press at The Railway Arms, Saffron Walden

Environment News | Gallery

IN PICTURES: Cider making celebration ties off Great Big Green Week

Will Durrant

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A montage with lots of happy faces at the Thaxted Garden and Craft Show 2021

Gallery

A bunch of fun at the Thaxted Gardening and Craft Show in pictures

Will Durrant

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Composite image: Insets - People pay tribute to three US airmen who died in Hatfield Heath in 1944; Main - a memorial

Video

Memorial unveiled for three US airmen who died in Hatfield Heath

Will Durrant

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Misty woodland at Hatfield Forest, Essex

Essex County Council

Essex tree planting project receives £300,000 cash boost

Will Durrant

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Alex Webb at Foodies.

Food and Drink

'Gastro-Glastonbury' food festival coming to Essex

Alan Davies

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A Doom painting featuring Christ on judgement day at a church in Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

Arts & Culture

£200,000 bid to protect 14th-century art discovered after arson attack

Will Durrant

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People enjoying the beach

Are staycations here to stay? Tell us what you think in our tourism survey

Peter Raven

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Three people - Trilby Roberts, Chris Jarmain and Edward Gildea - outside a Saffron Walden primary school with The Lorax book

Environment News

Saffron Walden book giveaway on The Lorax's 50th birthday

Will Durrant

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A girl who attends Mencap holds up a home-grown beetroot at the Dig It allotment in Saffron Walden

Gardening

Mencap 'thank you' for Dig It community allotment

Will Durrant

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An electric bike at the Eco Market in Saffron Walden - accompanied by Cllrs Porch and Pepper, and two stallholders

Environment News | Gallery

Eco Market celebrates Saffron Walden's sustainable businesses

Will Durrant

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A solo display from the 'NHS Spitfire', painted with a message of thanks on the underside of its wings

IWM Duxford | Gallery

Pictures of the Battle of Britain Air Show 2021 at IWM Duxford

Alan Davies

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Main image: a chef at The Curious Goat, Saffron Walden prepares a plate; insets - hospitality managers

Hospitality Day | Gallery

Saffron Walden: National Hospitality Day 2021 in pictures

Will Durrant

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