Residents have been asked to take part in a consultation over plans to shut an iconic bridge in a picturesque village for up to nine months. Essex County Council wants to replace the 200-year-old ...

Discover Finchingfield, Essex—one of the UK’s most picturesque villages, famed for St John the Baptist Church, historic Guildhall, Post Mill, and celebrity resident Jamie Oliver.

Fears a village will be split in two by bridge repair works have been confirmed as County Hall has refused to install a temporary alternative. Motorists trying to get from one side of Finchingfield to ...

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An Olympic BMX champion said plans for a new cycling track in her home village were "great", despite opposition from some people living locally. Team GB athlete Beth Shriever insisted building the ...

Jamie Oliver wants to convert a former stable block at his Spains Hall home, near Finchingfield, into a temporary bakery later this summer. In proposals sent to Braintree District Council, it states ...