When I tell people that I live in Essex, they immediately think of the TV show The Only Way is Essex and fake tans - but the picturesque town of Saffron Walden has a very different feel.

Saffron Walden has won plaudits as a great place to live Saffron Walden has been named the best place to live in the UK by The Sunday Times. The Essex town was ranked number one from a shortlist ...

"A four-bed house in our village (two miles from Saffron Walden), I think it's up for £750,000 with no parking space and a tiny, tiny garden," she said. "People are definitely growing up here and ...

Saffron Walden took the top spot in the Sunday Times' list of best places to live for 2025 this year. With buildings steeped in history and a market dating back to 1141, the Essex town has plenty ...

So it was a pleasant surprise to arrive at our cottage set in the splendour of Audley End House and Gardens, just outside Saffron Walden. If you are looking for a place to get away from it all ...

Saffron Walden is praised by judges for its "knockout historic looks" and "exploding foodie scene". The victim has been left distressed by the theft of his equipment, an Essex Police PC says.

Crews were called to Shire Hill, in Saffron Walden, at 14:38 GMT on Tuesday, and were still extinguishing hotspots the following morning. Pictures and video showed plumes of black smoke billowing ...

It's truly a family affair at Saffron Walden CC - and no more so than in the fifth team on Saturday. Teenage leg spinner Bertie Rodda, aged just 12, took two wickets in his first over on his way ...