THOUSANDS of people are expected to flock to The Common in Saffron Walden for a live televised broadcast by Blue Peter in celebration of the arrival of the Olympic Torch.

FIRE chiefs in Essex are calling on union officials to abandon plans for strike action during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics.

SAINSBURY’S plans to build an out-of-town superstore in Saffron Walden have been rejected.

THREE police officers with connections to Cambridgeshire will be part of the security team ensuring the Olympic Torch has a safe passage across the UK.

A MAN from Chelmsford is due to appear in court next month after having been charged with a number of fraud-related offences which netted more than £7.5m.

WINNER of the BBC’s Sound of 2012 Michael Kiwanuka is performing in front of a sold out crowd at the Junction in Cambridge next Tuesday (May 22).

A SAFFRON Walden solicitors firm has raised more than £4,600 for charity after joining a national campaign.

BUDDING archaeologists unlocked the history of their village at a special event held at the weekend.

RESIDENTS have been urged to keep a watchful eye on their neighbours’ properties after a village was hit by a spate of burglaries.

DESPERATE parents have launched a petition to introduce “vital” safety measures at a perilous school crossing.

POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a teenager in connection with the August riots in London as well as a burglary in Braintree.

DECLAN Corr, Tommy Mears, Charlie Oliver, Amrik Braico and James Inkley represented Henham & Ugley Primary School at the county chess championships -the Megafinals - on Sunday.

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NO more bulky brown bins - Uttlesford residents will soon start receiving their new conveniently-sized food waste caddies.

A HUGE community event takes place in Saffron Walden this weekend to mark the start of the build up to the Olympic Games.

OFFICERS were out in force in Chelmsford on Saturday night to tackle crime both on the roads and around the nightspots in the city.

SAFFRON Screen launched the Saffron Walden Film Festival 2012 with a brilliant weekend, great audiences and everything from street dance to Bollywood with model-making in between.

THREE men from Surrey have been fined for hare-coursing near Saffron Walden with two of their sons due to be sentenced next month (June) in what police are describing as a “unique” investigation.

ACTIVITY levels in the East of England construction sector edged upwards in the first three months of the year according to a new survey.

DESPITE the recent downpour topping up reservoirs the region will remain in drought for the foreseeable future.