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Latest Press Releases

• R4U and UDC condemn Essex County Council proposal not to pay library staff (06-Aug-2019)
• UDC declares Climate & Environmental Emergency and commits to Carbon Net Zero 2030 goal (05-Aug-2019)
• R4U delighted as new community Exercise Park nears completion on Saffron Walden Common (12-Jul-2019)
• Essex County Council U-turns library closings but still must be held to account (09-Jul-2019)
• First week of Uttlesford Local Plan hearings focus on new homes and jobs (09-Jul-2019)
• Stansted Airport expansion delayed to review more evidence including new UK Carbon Net Zero 2050 legislation (28-Jun-2019)
• Local Plan inspection is ‘best option’ to protect Uttlesford communities (28-Jun-2019)
• R4U provides an update on Stansted Airport expansion and recommits to striking ‘fairer deal’ with Airport (13-Jun-2019)
• Residents for Uttlesford announce new ‘Residents Administration’ appointments at Uttlesford District Council (22-May-2019)
• Cllr Arthur Coote elected as Saffron Walden Mayor (14-May-2019)
• We are are thrilled and honoured to serve Saffron Walden for another 4 years (09-May-2019)
• Thank you Uttlesford! We’ve already started building a new Residents Administration (08-May-2019)
• Second cross-party action forces delay of Stansted Airport expansion by UDC Conservative Administration until after Uttlesford District Council 2nd May election (25-Apr-2019)
• R4U uncovers UDC leadership hid £3.3m loss from property investment (16-Apr-2019)
• Saffron Walden named on Sunday Times list of Best Places to Live in the UK 2019 (14-Apr-2019)
• Cross-party push to delay ‘mishandled’ Stansted Airport Expansion final approval until after election (11-Apr-2019)
• Potholes more than doubled to 6,700 in two years (03-Apr-2019)
• It’s OPEN! Excitement as the new playground opens on Saffron Walden Common (29-Mar-2019)
• R4U commits to ‘fairer deal’ with Stansted Airport as Secretary of State refuses Public Inquiry on expansion (26-Mar-2019)
• R4U excited as the new playground and other works on Saffron Walden Common nears completion (25-Mar-2019)
• R4U launches Green measures in Saffron Walden and pledges to expand across Uttlesford if it wins control of district council (24-Mar-2019)
• Double your Uttlesford Council Tax bill? R4U unwilling to support Tory UDC budget that exposes residents to £100m property speculation risk (22-Feb-2019)
• Library Cuts: BBC covers cross-party protest against Uttlesford library cuts by Essex County Council (05-Feb-2019)
• Analysis shows UDC failed to collect more than £3m in community infrastructure funding from developers in Saffron Walden (04-Feb-2019)
• Join the Protest Against Library cuts in Saffron Walden and other Uttlesford Libraries by ECC (01-Feb-2019)
• R4U forces ECC to disclose axing Thaxted & Stansted libraries saves only £13k year. Are the cuts politically motivated? (22-Jan-2019)
• Significant concerns UDC massaged pollution report for Saffron Walden ahead of key vote on additional 250 house estates east of town (13-Dec-2018)
• R4U wins vote to require UDC to undertake pollution monitoring as mandated by the Department of the Environment (13-Dec-2018)
• After more than 20 vehicle break-ins in 12 hours R4U urges Police Commissioner to make good on commitment to hire more PCSOs (03-Dec-2018)
• Councillors unite to back resident and parish council campaigns to save Thaxted and Stansted libraries (27-Nov-2018)
• R4U calls for Uttlesford Local Plan lead Cllr Susan Barker to resign over latest in string of major failures (20-Nov-2018)
• Tory council whips through huge environmentally unsound Stansted airport expansion against wishes of residents and more than 40 parish councils (15-Nov-2018)
• Work starts on new Saffron Walden Common path as next part of R4U programme to improve resident access and safety (06-Nov-2018)
• UDC again fails to make developers pay as Saffron Walden misses out on £1millon in sports & leisure facilities (01-Oct-2018)
• UDC leadership waste 3 months on Local Plan because of refusal to acknowledge defects (25-Sep-2018)
• After spate of crime following Police cuts, R4U steps in to protect local communities (19-Sep-2018)
• Concerns that new Local Plan will allow developers to asset-strip £billions from Uttlesford communities (14-Jun-2018)
• Strong support for Saffron Walden Common playground renewal proposals – take survey (03-Jun-2018)
• R4U delighted that Newport, Quendon & Ricking Neighbourhood Plan enters Pre-Submission Public Consultation (20-May-2018)
• UDC Planning Committee puts residents first in landmark refusal of 150 houses in Newport on the grounds of air quality (16-May-2018)
• New dropped kerbs installed in Saffron Walden as next part of R4U programme to improve access in the town (24-Apr-2018)
• Significant concerns about bias at UDC towards planning approvals sought by Kier in Saffron Walden (22-Apr-2018)
• Stansted Airport Expansion: R4U pushes Kemi Badenoch MP for Public Inquiry (28-Mar-2018)
• R4U Gives Uttlesford District Council Administration 5/10 on Progressing the Equality Agenda (26-Feb-2018)
• Women’s equality committee proposal for Uttlesford District Council by R4U (19-Feb-2018)
• Claim that ECC 10 Year Education Plan ‘Still Failing’ Uttlesford Families (31-Jan-2018)
• R4U delighted with national market award for Saffron Walden Town Council (30-Jan-2018)
• Objection submitted to voice residents’ concerns about new Saffron Walden traffic light and one-way scheme (24-Jan-2018)
• New traffic lights and one-way scheme for London Rd and Borough Lane in Saffron Walden – R4U appalled by scheme (16-Jan-2018)
• 400 proposed jobs at risk in Saffron Walden due to new Ridgeons’ housing proposal (15-Jan-2018)