WITH temperatures set to plummet this weekend, according to the Met Office, and up to four inches of snow expected in parts of the country, we would like you to send us your pictures.

MEMBERS of Saffron Walden Air Cadets were out in force in the town centre last Saturday (Jan 28), encouraging new recruits to join their squadron.

PEOPLE are being urged to help the local NHS help them during the current adverse weather conditions.

POLICE have issued a reminder to residents that abusing the 999 system can risk lives.

AN “unprecedented” amount of money is to be spent on revamping social housing in Uttlesford under one of the most significant overhauls of the system in decades.

WITH forecasts of potentially adverse weather conditions in the region over the next few days, bosses at the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) are calling on the public to use common sense and only call 999 for a true emergency need.

STEVEN Berkoff, one of Britain’s all-time great actors and directors, is to launch the annual Words in Walden Spring Festival.

DRIVERS are being urged to ensure they are keeping to the rules of the road during the current cold snap.

ESSEX Police Authority has signed up to a new ‘one-stop’ IT system which will help officers to identify criminals more quickly and cut crime.

NHS North Essex is warning that poor uptake of the seasonal flu vaccine so far this winter is putting lives at risk.

A NURSERY assistant will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime after signing up for an epic seven-day trek along the Great Wall of China.

ADVISORS from an Uttlesford charity will be out and about in the community running a special ‘beat the cold’ campaign.

POLICE are appealing for information and witnesses after an elderly man was robbed in his Newport home.

POLICE are appealing for information and witnesses following an assault in Chelmsford.

UTTLESFORD residents will not have to pay more for their district council from April under budget proposals to freeze Council Tax.

THE Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and it’s coming to Newport!

FIREFIGHTERS issued a warning today (Jan 27) after an unattended burger started a kitchen fire.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Great Bardfield this morning following a two vehicle collision.

THE second meeting of a new support group for patients affected by brain tumours will take place at Farleigh Hospice in February.

A CONCLUSION to the north-west bypass saga remains way off following the town council’s objection to “deplorable” plans which promised its swift completion.