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Latest Press Releases
- Affinity Water in breach of legal agreement to soften Saffron Walden water (15-Apr-2021)
- Statement of Condolence to HM The Queen and the Royal Family (10-Apr-2021)
- Residents call for change at Essex County Council in May local elections to stop the cycle of failure (23-Mar-2021)
- Residents’ champions stand up for Newport and Sampford in Uttlesford District Council By-Elections (23-Mar-2021)
- Thaxted & Eastons Independents Martin Foley and Mike Tayler combine with R4U to serve residents more (17-Mar-2021)
- 10-year Climate Change Strategy approved with initial £1 million funding (09-Mar-2021)
- Doctored information used in deliberate attempt to discredit councillors, UDC and council property investments (03-Mar-2021)
- R4U at SWTC cuts costs during 2020 but continues to focus on town centre and investing in community assets (01-Jan-2021)
- R4U leaders at UDC thank residents and businesses for heeding advice to allow Uttlesford Christmas to happen (25-Dec-2020)
- After ECC refusal R4U led Saffron Walden Town Council takes action to restore access to town centre (21-Dec-2020)
- R4U led Saffron Walden Town Council plants 750 more trees (18-Dec-2020)
- Investigation shows Westminster parties wasted more than £20,000 of local tax payers’ money with vexatious complaints (17-Dec-2020)
- R4U led UDC approves £1million Covid High Street and local economy recovery programme and urges government to delay Tier-3 decision (14-Dec-2020)
- After £7.3m grant pressure mounts on ECC to finally invest in sustainable transport in Uttlesford (14-Dec-2020)
- R4U demands urgent action after days of ECC failure to clear flood on major closed road between Newport and Saffron Walden (07-Dec-2020)
- R4U urges British Olympic Association to review sponsorship from Persimmon Homes due to their continued failure to provide football facilities (02-Dec-2020)
- R4U at Saffron Walden Town Council announces renewal of Golden Acre Playground (23-Nov-2020)
- After 5 years of campaigning R4U delighted by safer new pedestrian crossing on Ashdon Road in Saffron Walden (09-Nov-2020)
- R4U puts residents at centre of re-engineered Local Plan process at UDC (28-Oct-2020)
- R4U welcomes new 20mph zone in Saffron Walden (27-Oct-2020)
- R4U urges Essex to end the Free School Meals crisis after local teachers feed children (26-Oct-2020)
- At UDC Residents for Uttlesford pushes for greater support and clear exit plan as Essex is moved into higher Covid Tier 2 (21-Oct-2020)
- Cllr Alan Storah (13-Oct-2020)
- R4U restructure of Uttlesford District Council finances generates initial £2million of additional income to deliver on manifesto commitments (01-Oct-2020)
- R4U opposes Conservative proposals to centralise local government and remove Uttlesford decision making (24-Sep-2020)
- Thank you Stacey Coote (14-Sep-2020)
- R4U opposes government moves to strip away local planning control that could see ‘tens-of-thousands of houses dumped on Uttlesford’ (10-Aug-2020)
- R4U delivers first ever Residents Charter for Uttlesford District Council (09-Jun-2020)
- Cllr Louise Pepper: We believe Black Lives Matter (08-Jun-2020)
- A look back: Residents Administration delivers on election promises in solid first year of delivery (29-May-2020)
- Better site for refuse lorry depot approved after successful campaign by R4U councillors (28-May-2020)
- New Saffron Walden Mayor Heather Asker commits to supporting town through challenging times (12-May-2020)
- Uttlesford District Council votes to start new Local Plan after serial failures by previous administration (01-May-2020)
- COVID-19 Briefing 17/04: UDC Leader says don’t avoid seeking medical help if you need it and keep active during lockdown (17-Apr-2020)
- COVID-19 Briefing 09/04: UDC provides help to residents in need and distributes £9m in local business emergency grant funding (09-Apr-2020)
- COVID-19 Briefing 01/04: Food distribution, support for vulnerable and council tax-shifting (01-Apr-2020)
- Saffron Walden Mayor Arthur Coote on volunteering, charity and social distancing (25-Mar-2020)
- New Residents COVID-19 Uttlesford Business Directory enables locals to connect with essential services (23-Mar-2020)
- R4U announces UDC steps up action on coronavirus (18-Mar-2020)
- Council houses, community safety and assuring our future: R4U led UDC approves 2020/21 budget to deliver on Residents’ Agenda (28-Feb-2020)
- R4U administration starts re-engineering of planning at Uttlesford District Council (19-Feb-2020)
- UDC calls on government for stronger powers to allow councils to act quickly on Climate Change following local youth environmental protest (17-Feb-2020)
- Cross-party councillors call for stronger action by ECC after residents submit more than 130 incident reports about school bus operator (05-Feb-2020)
- Stansted Airport expansion refused (24-Jan-2020)
- Calls to investigate bus operator after a number of incidents and student injuries (20-Jan-2020)
- Inspector finds former Conservative Administration’s second Uttlesford Local Plan unsound; new administration commits to re-engineering the council (14-Jan-2020)
- Two major appeal wins prevent 224 unsustainable homes on the edge of Newport (08-Jan-2020)
- UDC Leaders’ End of Year Message: “Delivering a Residents First Agenda” (31-Dec-2019)
- UDC Formally Adopts Next Phase of R4U’s Eco-Agenda (20-Dec-2019)
- Recruitment starts for independent members to join new UDC Investment Board to boost governance (04-Dec-2019)