Category: Education and Libraries

R4U welcomes new public consultation on libaries after Essex County Council U-turn

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) welcomes Essex County Council’s U-turn on libraries following pressure from residents, and its new commitment to keep all of the Essex libraries open and staffed by …read more →

R4U urges Essex to end the Free School Meals crisis after local teachers feed children

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has urged Essex County Council, the local education authority, to take the responsible step of ending the Free School Meals (FSM) shortage for local children. The …read more →

Cross-party councillors call for stronger action by ECC after residents submit more than 130 incident reports about school bus operator

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Uttlesford District Councillors from Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) and Proudly Independent have escalated their cross-party action calling for robust investigations by Essex County Council (ECC), the police and other authorities …read more →

R4U and UDC condemn Essex County Council proposal not to pay library staff

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Under Residents for Uttlesford leadership Uttlesford District Council has approved a cross-party motion that condemns Essex County Council’s new library strategy to use unpaid staff. Cllr Dr Barbara Light, Uttlesford …read more →