New playground on Saffron Walden Common wins Best in Essex award
On the back of winning the Best Council in Essex award, Saffron Walden Town Council has now won 2 more awards, this time for its play areas, including best kept …read more →
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3,000 trees and shrubs to be planted in Saffron Walden by Christmas as part of R4U ‘Re-Greening’ programme
R4U-led Saffron Walden Town Council will plant thousands of trees and shrubs in Saffron Walden before the end of the year. The re-greening is part of the town council’s recently …read more →
Community investment at core of new 4-year R4U plan for Saffron Walden Town Council
R4U led Saffron Walden Town Council has adopted a new 4-year plan to deliver on the party’s manifesto commitments. R4U’s Paul Gadd, Council Leader at Saffron Walden Town Council, said …read more →
Residents for an even Greener Uttlesford: Three R4U councillors switch to Green Party
In a joint press statement the Green Party and Residents for Uttlesford have announced that: Three Uttlesford District Councillors from the local political party Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) have joined …read more →
Is the next Greta Thunberg right here in Uttlesford? R4U takes lead in giving youth stronger say on issues
At Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) we have taken steps through our ‘Youth Council’ initiate at Uttlesford District Council to give younger residents strong representation on key issues that they care …read more →
It’s official: R4U-led Saffron Walden Town Council is now the best of 300 in Essex!
Under Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) stewardship the Saffron Walden Town Council has been recognised as the best of 300 councils in Essex. The ‘Council of the Year’ is awarded annually …read more →
UDC takes action to require developer of 85 home site to deliver promised community benefits and houses that meet national standards
The new UDC Planning Committee has refused the Detailed Planning application made by a housing developer of a large site in Saffron Walden because it failed to meet national housing …read more →
New Uttlesford District Council blocks former Conservatives’ plans to build on designated Green Space land
The UDC Planning Committee has blocked the previous Conservative administration’s attempt to build on designated ‘public open space’ land in Saffron Walden. The land, owned by the council, is a half-hectare …read more →
R4U makes first changes at UDC planning to tip balance back towards residents and their communities
Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) has made the first of a number of changes to the planning area at UDC to give residents a strong voice and hold developers to account. …read more →
SWTC: Proposal for 100 houses on Friends School site breaks local and national planning policies – Residents urged to respond to Public Consultation
The Friends School has roots going back to 1702, however it became central to Saffron Walden in 1870s when George Stacey Gibson gifted the land so that the school could …read more →