Watch the BBC News feature from Saffron Walden that highlights the new housing challenges facing many parts of Britain

As part of its Housing Britain series, the BBC News at 6 and 10 visited Saffron Walden where rapid development and a lack of infrastructure are causing friction. The correspondent …read more →

Don’t play ‘party politics’ with the local plan.

In last week’s press the Conservative UDC leader asserted that R4U Councillors had played naïve protest politics with regard to the New Plan consultation document. If so then let us …read more →

Residents’ power: Remedial works started on Wenden Rd by Essex County Council

We’re still working hard on behalf of residents to try to get the Wenden Rd Pedestrian and Cycle Way improved. The scheme ECC implemented is a compromise, but we want …read more →

What lies beneath? Market Square excavations…

Saffron Walden Market Square is collapsing – again! Some years ago, it was refurbished with paviours, and looked quite smart. But sink holes keep on forming, and they are costly …read more →

A stone-picking success for Saffron Walden Town Council!

Lots of supporters descended on the land between the Anglo American Playing Fields and Catons Lane last Saturday, with the mission of collecting as many stones as possible from the …read more →

Circling for parking? Nowhere for your bike? Pavements too narrow? Take our ‘getting around Saffron Walden’ survey.

Essex County Council has a small amount of money to be spent by communities to improve roads and pavements. It isn’t enough to make major changes to roads, so for …read more →

Listening Post: Your improvements for the Wenden Rd Pedestrian and Cycle Way

We asked you to send us your suggestions to improve the safety on the new Wenden Road Pedestrian and Cycle Way. Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has now submitted the proposals …read more →

Volunteers needed @ Caton’s Lane pitch Sunday 11th October

As Saffron Walden residents may be aware, the grassed area off Caton’s Lane between Saffron Walden Town Football Club, the Anglo-American Playing Fields and the Caton’s Lane children’s play area …read more →

R4U are having a real effect in planning for the future.

Please cast your mind back to the days of the last conservative administration at UDC. The most important committee for the lives of all of us in Uttlesford, the Plan …read more →

A ‘Hub’ at what cost?

We should not think that the pollution troubles of Volkswagen are a long way removed from life in Saffron Walden and I was made acutely aware of this by the …read more →