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Plans for 18 houses in Countryside Protection Zone near Stansted Airport

Church Road, in Great Hallingbury

Uttlesford District Council

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

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A new housing estate could be built in a protected area of countryside which shields small villages from Stansted Airport.
Uttlesford District Council's offices in Saffron Walden

Climate Change

Uttlesford councillors hope to reduce emissions and fuel poverty with...

Will Durrant

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A Saffron Walden sign

Housing News

Saffron Walden residents face average £64 hike to council tax bill

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A sign for Saffron Walden Fire Station

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Saffron Walden firefighters thank community for Christmas support

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A sketch rendering of Weston Homes' Warish Hall development, proposed for Takeley

Housing News

Bid to build in Stansted Airport protection zone blocked by council

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Doreen Barber and Mary Tierney with a snake at Mountfitchet House, Stansted, Essex

Stansted's Mountfitchet House has 'bush tucker trials'

Louise Dunderdale

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An old photograph of Josephine Coe with her four children in Thaxted, Essex

Family tribute to 'well-known Thaxted character' who died during fire

Will Durrant

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A fire engine

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Fire crews tackle chimney blaze in Ashdon

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A house fire in Thaxted, Essex resulted in the death of an elderly woman

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Thaxted community in shock after fatal house fire

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Insulate Britain protestors hold banners at a motorway junction

Essex Police

Motorway protestors reveal when they will stop amid Essex Police probe

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The Genome Campus sign at Hinxton, Cambridgeshire

Planning and Development

Hinxton: Local Plan could 'support' better genomics research at Hinxton

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Main image: Prime Minister Boris Johnson at COP26 in Glasgow; Insets: Cllr Louise Pepper (Uttlesford) and a London cycleway

Environment News

Uttlesford climate czar calls for rural focus amid COP26

Will Durrant

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Rick Hylton, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service's new Chief Fire Officer

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Essex's new fire chief 'not tangled up' in service's toxic past

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Emergency services at the scene on Cornell Court, Smallbridge Road, Saffron Walden

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Fatal Radwinter Road fire caused by rolled up extension leads

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

Planning and Development

New retirement homes set for Radwinter Road

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Embargoed to 1800 Thursday August 26 Refugees from Afghanistan wait to be processed after arriving o

Essex County Council

Finding homes for Afghan refugees is 'a challenge', council says

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A brick building in the evening: Uttlesford District Council's offices, known as The Council Offices, Saffron Walden, Essex

Planning and Development

Council to debate poor planning performance after report

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A large group of people in front of the Coach and Horses pub in Newport, Essex

Pubs

Villagers oppose new homes plan for Newport pub

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Protestors block a slip road holding an "Insulate Britain" banner

Environment News

M11 junction becomes target amid environmental protests

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Market Square, Harlow. Credit: Google Street View

Harlow: council's cabinet approves regeneration plan and could lobby for...

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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The disused water tower in Widdington, near Saffron Walden

Property auction: disused water tower listed for sale

Louise Dunderdale

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The Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford

Essex people rally to support Afghan refugees

Louise Dunderdale and Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Angela Rippon sharing a chat and a smile with a group at Debden Grange Retirement Village, Newport, Essex

Broadcaster Angela Rippon hosts Newport panel discussion

Louise Dunderdale

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A brick building in the evening: Uttlesford District Council's offices, known as The Council Offices, Saffron Walden, Essex

Planning and Development

Cllr John Lodge: Uttlesford faces 'house building assault'

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

Uttlesford District Council

Disabled resident compensated in housing row after UDC 'fault'

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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A brick building in the evening: Uttlesford District Council's offices, known as The Council Offices, Saffron Walden, Essex

Planning and Development

Uttlesford District Council releases list of possible new build sites

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If moving around has become more of a struggle for your loved one, they may benefit from a helping h

Essex County Council

Accusations of pay exploitation in Essex

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Stansted's Care UK Mountfitchet House resident Kevin with Peter Birsan and one of the visiting horses

Pets Corner

Two special visitors for care home residents

Louise Dunderdale

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A faded satellite image. Housing is superimposed on top with lots of green gaps.

Planning and Development

Thaxted could see 49 new homes as houses plan unveiled

Will Durrant

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