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All the latest news, things to do and community information for Thaxted, Essex.

Solar farm application decision is deferred

Uttlesford District Council's offices in Saffron Walden. Picture: Will Durrant

Uttlesford District Council

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Committee members say they need more details
Thaxted, Essex: Group at opening of new skatepark

Uttlesford District Council

New skate park opens; further sports funding available

Louise Dunderdale

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Neville Wilson receives the Silver Wolf honour from District Commissioner Nigel Bailey, Great Chesterford, Essex

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The Silver Wolf, highest Scouting honour, for Neville Wilson

Louise Dunderdale

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Anton Lavery in a cycle helmet during a cycle challenge around Essex and Hertfordshire, April 2022

Charity Fundraiser | Updated

Emergency bananas rescue man's 875-mile solo cycle challenge

Louise Dunderdale

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Three girls with an Easter basket and Easter clue, Bridge End Garden, Saffron Walden, Essex

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Easter pictures: Saffron Walden, Dunmow, High Easter, Thaxted

Louise Dunderdale

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Classico Latino at a previous Thaxted Festival. 

Music

Thaxted Festival returns this summer for four weekends of music

Alan Davies

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Edward Bawden's linocut of The Road to Thaxted was sold by Sworders auctioneers in Stansted, Essex

Arts & Culture

Sworders auction: Prices rising for Essex inspired art

Louise Dunderdale

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Sworders auctioneers sale: Image showing work by John Aldridge's work called Roadside Cottage, Thaxted. Essex

Art by Bawden and Aldridge to go under the Sworders auction hammer

Louise Dunderdale

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Moorcroft Chairman Hugh Edwards with his favourite new piece of Moorcroft Pottery, Thaxted, Essex

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Video and pictures: Thaxted Moorcroft event draws the crowds

Louise Dunderdale

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Chelmsford Magistrates' Court

Chelmsford Magistrates' Court

'Reckless' Thaxted driver given three year ban at court

Louise Dunderdale

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Students dressed up for World Book Day 2022 at Debden Primary Academy, Saffron Walden, Essex

Books | Updated

In pictures: World Book Day 2022 across Uttlesford

Louise Dunderdale

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Alexia Wilson Trust trustees at The Saracens Head, Dunmow

Charity News

Fond farewell for three long-time Great Dunmow charity trustees

Will Durrant

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

Uttlesford District Council

Solar farm planning application near Thaxted

Charlie Ridler, Local Democracy Reporter

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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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Thaxted flash flooding in July 2021 covering the B184 main road

Flooding

'Team effort' needed to stop winter flooding, says Essex Highways

Will Durrant

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Five Brownies members in an Essex supermarket with bags of food for Uttlesford Foodbank

Christmas

Brownies donate more than 65kg of food to Uttlesford Foodbank

Will Durrant

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Archive image from the Stansted Library protest showing a group holding banners

Essex County Council

Essex campaign group seeks reassurances over latest libraries plan

Louise Dunderdale

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Children at the gingerbread house in Great Bardfield, Essex

Christmas

Great Bardfield cottage transformed into magical winter wonderland

Will Durrant

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Kemi Badenoch MP with Kate Fletcher at Vintage Style Living, Town Street, Thaxted, Essex

Retail

Thaxted businesses meet Kemi Badenoch MP to talk about Small Business...

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 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

Will Durrant

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Maureen Edwards, who co-owns the Moorcroft company, at Thaxted Parish Church's Christmas Fayre

Christmas

IN PICTURES: Thaxted Parish Church hosts Christmas Fayre

Will Durrant

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Hugh Edwards in front of Moorcroft pottery

Christmas

Christmas Fayre comes to Thaxted this weekend

Will Durrant

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Remembrance Sunday in Great Dunmow

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In pictures: Remembrance Sunday 2021 in Great Dunmow and district

Louise Dunderdale

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A sign to Great Dunmow and Felsted at the Warners Farm Roundabout, as viewed from Essex Regiment Way

Essex Highways

Extra signage needed at roundabout after Thaxted man dies in collision

Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter

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Armitage Bridge, which carries the B184 between Saffron Walden and Thaxted (Inset: A roadworks sign)

Essex Highways

Essex Highways proposes 11-week closure to main road near Thaxted

Will Durrant

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Dora Hunter discusses with Dr Emma Pugh of Thaxted surgery about having the Covid vaccine booster

Coronavirus

Covid booster vaccinations scheme is rolling out at pace

Louise Dunderdale

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More than 100 scouts from Thaxted went to Wattisham, Suffolk

Army helicopter experience for Thaxted - Carver Scouts

Will Durrant

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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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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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