Cllr Julie Redfern, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “Our heartfelt thoughts and sympathies are with everyone who has been affected by this awful tragedy. 

Conservative Kemi Badenoch became Saffron Walden’s MP and secured a near 25,000 majority in the 2017 general election. Mrs Badenoch, who is currently deputy leader of the Tory group on the London Assembly, replaced Sir Alan Haselhurst in the seat after he chose to step down. 

The Essex County Council elections announced in the early hours of this morning the Conservatives won all five seats in the Saffron Walden constituency; being re-elected in Broomfield & Writtle, Dunmow, Stansted and Thaxted divisions, and taking Saffron Walden from Residents for Uttlesford. 

At a special meeting of 150 party members on Tuesday night the local Conservative association selected Kemi Badenoch as their candidate for the upcoming general election.

Sir Alan Haselhurst has decided to not fight the forthcoming General Election.

We have learnt with great sadness of the passing of Alastair Walters.

Alastair died in Addenbrookes Hospital on the evening of Saturday 22nd April 2017.

The Conservatives, along with the Liberal Democrats are fielding a candidate in every seat in May. Residents for Uttlesford, Labour, UKIP and Green have failed to contest all of the seats up for election. Details of our team can be found below.

The Conservative Party is sad to announce that our Chairman in Elsenham & Henham, Anthony Goodwin, has passed away. 

I was pleased to see your article on Town Hall costs in last week's paper, which followed on from my letter the previous week. However the quoted figures are misleading.

In response to Anthony Russell's letter published last week regarding the lack of attendance at parish council meetings of our current county councillor, John Lodge of R4U, I strongly believe that it is a privilege to be able serve the public as a councillor, and should not  be taken on lightly,