Trust RESIDENTS on Finance and Running Your Councils

Where R4U leads councils we have shown ourselves to be good at delivering services and fiscally responsible. Under our leadership the Saffron Walden Town Council has won a string of …read more →

Trust RESIDENTS on Libraries, Schools and Education

Residents have told us “Our schools are full. We need school places that are local to us and we want choice” and “Our libraries and museums are important and we …read more →

Trust RESIDENTS to deliver a Green Agenda, Open Spaces and Sports

Uttlesford residents have trusted R4U to deliver a Green agenda, open spaces and sports facilities either where we are responsible or by holding those that are to account. We have …read more →

Second cross-party action forces delay of Stansted Airport expansion by UDC Conservative Administration until after Uttlesford District Council 2nd May election

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has served a second formal council requisition on the UDC leadership for an independent review of the proposed Stansted Airport expansion. This will delay the issuing …read more →

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 named on Sunday Times list of Best Places to Live in the UK 2019

Saffron Walden has been named on the Sunday Times list of Best Places to Live in the UK 2019. “It is fantastic to see our vibrant and beautiful town in …read more →

Cross-party push to delay ‘mishandled’ Stansted Airport Expansion final approval until after election

There is cross-party support for a delay in the final approval for the Stansted Airport Expansion until after the local elections in May following concern that mishandling of the planning …read more →

Potholes more than doubled to 6,700 in two years

R4U’s analysis it has undertaken on data obtained from Essex County Council shows that the authority is failing to keep on top of the pothole problem in Uttlesford after problems have …read more →