High Street pavement repairs to start in Saffron Walden

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Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is delighted that Essex Highways is planning to start emergency repairs to the High St pavement in Saffron Walden from the week beginning 8 June.

Paul Gadd (R4U) Paul Gadd (R4U)

R4U’s Paul Gadd, Essex County Councillor for the Saffron Walden division, said “I’ve been pressing Essex Highways for months now to sort out the High Street pavements. There are more and more loose paving slabs, and they are presenting an increasing danger to residents. Essex should be doing a short term emergency fix in the next couple of weeks to make the trip hazards safe for the immediate future.”

Cllr Gadd, who is also Leader of Saffron Walden Town Council, continued “While we’re delighted that they’ve started on the High Street, the Town Council and I will then be agreeing with them a longer term strategy. It’s clearly not easy, with all the established tree roots, but we need to come up with a more permanent solution that will accommodate the trees but also stop the current situation of slabs becoming trip hazards almost as soon as they are replaced.”

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About Residents for Uttlesford

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is the local independent party of north-west Essex towns and villages. It believes that on local issues residents should decide, not Westminster parties. R4U’s success has been based on the desire to give local people a voice and implement long range strategic and sustainable plans for where they live. It has turned around both councils it has been elected to lead to make them now multi award-winning.

R4U leads Uttlesford District Council (UDC). In its first election in 2015 it became the second party at UDC. In May 2019, it gained majority control of the authority by inflicting the biggest loss of seats on any Conservative controlled council in the UK. In May 2023, R4U retained control of UDC.

R4U also leads Saffron Walden Town Council, where under its stewardship the council since 2015 it has rebuilt finances, invested in community assets, and won multiple awards, including the best run council in Essex.

Residents for Uttlesford can be found on the web at www.residents4u.org.

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