Uttlesford Local Plan Consultation
The draft Uttlesford Local Plan is in public consultation until Monday 5:00PM on 13th August 2018. Residents should provide their feedback to UDC on their website at the link below …read more →
Category: Council
Saffron Walden Mayor Richard Freeman’s address from The Great Get Together/More In Common On The Common
As Saffron Walden Mayor I was asked to ‘say a few words’ at the Great Get Together/More In Common On The Common on Saturday in memory of Jo Cox MP. …read more →
Saffron Walden Town Council submit planning proposal for new Community Centre
Saffron Walden Town Council has filed a planning application for a new multi-function community centre between Catons Lane and Lime Avenue in the north of the town, Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) …read more →
Reopen the Friends as a state school? We think so. And we’ve urged Essex County Council to take action
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has urged Essex County Council to adopt the private Walden School (formerly the Friends’ School) as a state institution when it closes in July. Last week …read more →
R4U makes voter gains, wins Newport, but Conservatives regain Saffron Walden county seat
Thank you to all the people that voted for and supported us in yesterday’s local elections. The reception on the doorstep has been incredibly positive. People are engaging in local …read more →
Saffron Walden Tory MP Shortlist Completed…We think…
Morning Gnomies, Word on the footpath is that we’ll be getting’ ourselves a new MP after the Conservatives decided upon some shufflin’. Me and me fellow gnomes have been sharing …read more →
Brexit-schmexit! National parties have just shown they don’t care about local residents
How-do Gnomies! The allotment is all of a bother this week following the news of the snap general election in June. Just when you think you’ve got all your trowels …read more →
Saffron Walden Town Council deliver on 5-year plan as finances improve under safe management
The Saffron Walden Town Council’s latest financial projections show that the financial decline left by previous administrations has halted and is steadily improving in line with the 5-year financial plan …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 →
The state of Ashdon Road – Like a Warzone!
Saffron Walden councillor Heather Asker and I have been pushing Essex County Council for some months now to fix the appalling state of some of our roads in the Saffron …read more →