After more than 20 vehicle break-ins in 12 hours R4U urges Police Commissioner to make good on commitment to hire more PCSOs

Following arrests after reportedly more than 20 vehicle break-ins in 12 hours, R4U is urging the Police Commissioner to deliver on on his commitment to hire additional PSCOs that have …read more →

After spate of crime following Police cuts, R4U steps in to protect local communities

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has re-committed to hiring Police Community Support Officers after a withdrawal of local policing by Westminster politicians has led to a doubling of crime and spate …read more →

Calls for Essex Police & Crime Commissioner resignation after doubling of local crime in Saffron Walden and admission of ‘poor record’

At a heated public meeting with the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), in the Saffron Walden Town Hall this week, R4U asked for significant changes in Uttlesford policing, including …read more →

Saffron Walden Crime Update: R4U steps in to fill policing void left by Police Commissioner’s withdrawal to Braintree

Saffron Walden Town Council is exploring the direct funding of local policing to address the Police Commissioner’s withdrawal of policing from Uttlesford and the 13% annual increase in crime, Residents …read more →

Residents express concern with local policing at Uttlesford meeting

R4U has announced that it is extremely concerned about spiralling crime in Uttlesford under the supervision of the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst. The announcement came after the recent …read more →

Armstrong on Policing

In response to recent press, prospective candidate for ECC (Dunmow) Alex Armstrong writes: “Of course the Residents for Uttlesford prospective candidates know that our police service is not run by …read more →

Uttlesford Strife? Taxpayers fund political messages…

How do Gnomies? Here I was this week, busy wrapping presents and sampling the best local mince pies, when the latest edition of UDC’s glossy ‘Uttlesford Life’ rattled through the …read more →

Low level crime ‘won’t be dealt with’ says Essex police…

Concerning increasing concerns about crime, here is a selection of this weeks papers, Walden Local, SW Reporter and Dunmow Broadcast. Previous week it was the sell off of the Stansted …read more →

Where were the traffic police when Newport flooded?

Our local roads were in chaos last night and most of today as Newport’s troublesome railway bridge flooded again. The first car was stuck in the water at 6.30 last …read more →

Press Release: R4U request for UDC Leader to retract untrue statement met with refusal

28th July 2015, Uttlesford: “This release is made by John Lodge, Chairman of Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), purely in response to that of the Conservative Party which asserts that R4U …read more →