A solar farm which would power more than 13,000 homes a year could be developed on Thaxted farmland, under plans submitted to Uttlesford District Council (UDC).
Plans to close Thaxted and Stansted's village libraries have been shelved, after Essex County Council (ECC) backtracked on proposals which could have seen 25 libraries in the county shut their doors for good.
Residents in Thaxted are fundraising to help pay for the funeral of a "much loved" local man who died suddenly without the funds to pay for a private ceremony.