Love where you live
Readers may have noticed a number of recent letters in the local papers commenting on my time as County Councillor for Saffron Walden. On thinking about these and I came …read more →
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 →
I am proud to have been elected as a Saffron Walden Town & Uttlesford District Councillor for the last three elections and honoured to represent Saffron Walden as Mayor 2015/16. …read more →
WOW! Campaigning for a local election is a full-time job and great preparation for the County Councillor role I have been walking the miles around my patch, meeting locals and …read more →
Department for Education asks for R4U help in contacting affected families as part of investigation into Essex County Council’s failure to provide school transport As part of the ongoing investigation …read more →
In response to recent press, prospective candidate for ECC (Dunmow) Alex Armstrong writes: “Of course the Residents for Uttlesford prospective candidates know that our police service is not run by …read more →
The Department for Education (DfE) are continuing to investigate Essex County Council’s school transport policy following a referral by R4U. The policy is to refuse free school transport unless going …read more →
Following problems since alterations at the beginning of term, there are changes to school bus schedule starting Monday 17th October. The issues with the grossly overloaded 322 Old Harlow to …read more →
ECC are completely ignoring catchment areas Essex County Council used to provide free school transport for students going to their catchment school (in education speak, for those in the ‘priority …read more →
Essex County Council’s performance on education in the north of the district continues to deteriorate. Whilst schools are providing outstanding education, ECC ‘s support to hard working parents is declining. …read more →