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Saffron Walden Town Council adopts Climate Action Plan
R4U-led Saffron Walden Town Council has formally adopted a Climate Action Plan setting out how it will achieve its goal ...
Village improvements, roads and policing discussed at Debden Annual Meeting
R4U's Cllr Stuart Luck reports that the Debden Annual Meeting was held last week. The annual budget was approved. Topics ...
Amidst local mental health crisis, R4U secures higher priority support at Essex County Council
In light of startling figures of local mental health issues amongst young people, Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) councillors at ECC ...
Residents Administration at UDC provides over £300k in grants to the Uttlesford volunteer sector
The Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) administration at Uttlesford District Council has provided funding support for fifteen local bodies that coordinate ...
Update on Uttlesford support for Ukraine refugees
Message from R4U's Cllr Petrina Lees, Leader of Uttlesford District Council: We are all distressed and concerned by the events ...
New Electric Vehicle Charging points for public use installed at Uttlesford District Council car park
As part of R4U's Net-Zero strategy at Uttlesford District Council, new publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points have been installed ...
Two more victories for UDC and residents as 2 appeals for 300 houses refused in the High Court
The High and Supreme courts have backed UDC’s decision to refuse two unsustainable planning applications. R4U’s Cllr John Evans, who ...
R4U at UDC delivers balanced budget with low 10p a week district council tax increase and zero district precept for those Uttlesford residents most in need
In light of the economic conditions facing many residents, R4U's administration at UDC has delivered a balanced budget with only ...
Lime Ave Football Fields – SWTC finally take over the keys
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is delighted to announce that Saffron Walden Town Council has finally taken possession of the playing ...
Independent planners question Westminster motives for punitive action against Uttlesford
Independent planning experts have been questioning the government’s real motives for taking control of major planning decisions in Uttlesford. Cllr ...
House-building: Does he who pays the piper, whistle the tune?
The government’s removal of residents’ power to decide on major planning matters is all about politics ...
R4U delighted that UDC gives Stansted residents more say over new Community Hub services and funding
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has announced that its administration at Uttlesford District Council has agreed to Stansted Mountfitchet Parish Council’s ...
R4U calls on Uttlesford communities to ask UDC for free hedge and tree donations as another 1,500 planted
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is calling on Uttlesford residents to ask its administration at UDC, through their parish and town ...
R4U appalled that Conservatives seize control of Uttlesford planning decisions by the back door
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is appalled by a political move to bypass local decision making on housebuilding in Uttlesford ...
R4U administration at UDC receives £1million+ in eco-programme funding to reduce energy bills for Uttlesford residents
As part of its eco-agenda, R4U's administration at Uttlesford District Council (UDC) has secured over £1million in grant funding to ...
Ongoing drain clearance works moves to Newport Road in Saffron Walden
R4U is delighted that work by Essex Highways to clear the blockages in the drain system under Newport Road is ...
Saffron Walden Town Council Tax held to below rate-of-inflation 7p a week increase for 2022
Saffron Walden Town Council has approved its budget for 2022/23 which includes a below rate of inflation 7 pence a ...
UDC Leader Petrina Lees thanks Uttlesford residents for stepping up for their neighbours and communities
In her end-of-year message, R4U’s Cllr Petrina Lees, Leader of Uttlesford District Council (UDC), has thanked local residents, businesses and ...
Delight as drain and ditch clearance finally prevents flooding in Little Walden
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is delighted that its councillors have worked with Essex County Council to prioritise and deliver the ...
Uttlesford District Council resolves for stronger action to halt harassment and intimidation of those in public office
In light of intimidation against public servants, R4U has raised an anti-harassment motion at Uttlesford District Council that was approved ...