R4U uncovers UDC leadership hid £3.3m loss from property investment

Residents for Uttlesford has found that the UDC leadership hid a £3.3m property investment loss and insolvency from councillors, which it has now been forced to disclose. The loss was …read more →

Saffron Walden Town Council deliver on 5-year plan as finances improve under safe management

The Saffron Walden Town Council’s latest financial projections show that the financial decline left by previous administrations has halted and is steadily improving in line with the 5-year financial plan …read more →

Disgraceful Tory smear to cover Town Hall decay

The Town Council need to prepare a budget for next year. The Town Clerk has prepared a first draft, and first gave it to councillors last Thursday. As the Tories …read more →

Neil Hargreaves: ‘Sound finances does not mean hoarding’

I’m an accountant and am working with a small team reviewing the UDC accounts for the R4U policy manifesto. Sound finances are essential for all organisations and local councils are …read more →