Pages tagged with 'Uttlesford Financial Situation' News> Conservatives determined to restore financial competence
Cllr Howard Rolfe, Chairman of the Performance Select Committee, has stated that the council’s financial position is unsatisfactory. In a statement to local press Cllr Rolfe said: “We are determined t... News> Local Conservatives strive to protect front line services
Staffing at Uttlesford District Council will be streamlined to help the authority tackle a projected over spend of £1.1 million and help protect important font line services. The Council will be looki... News> Conservative Uttlesford improves rating
Conservative Uttlesford financial improvements have been recognised by the Audit Commission. The authority has improved its rating for Use of Resources from 1 to 2. Conservatives pledged in May 2007 t... News> Liberal Democrats Leadership Muddle
Councillor Alan Dean has resigned as Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group that currently control Uttlesford District Council. His resignation follows on from the resignations from the Lib Dem Gro... News> Conservatives win Uttlesford
Local Conservatives swept back to power in Uttlesford today after the most successful campaign in recent times. Local Conservatives have also taken control of Saffron Walden Town Council with just t... News> UDC Chairman of Finance and Administration warns “financial management needs to improve drastically.”
Cllr Robert Chambers chairman of Uttlesford’s Finance and Administration stated before he proposed the approval of the draft statement of accounts for 2006/07
“Before the May elections I sai... News> Nothing will be swept uinder the carpet
Cllr Tina Knight, local Conservative member for Wimbish & Debden has hit out at the previous Liberal-Democrat Administration in this week papers.
In a letter to the press Cllr Knight sai... News> Campaigns
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David Cameron: "I think the scale of the problems facing Britain tod... News> Liberal Democrats Axe Leader Again
As the Liberal Democrats continue to slip further into the political wilderness, leader Sir Menzies Campbell has walked away from the party’s leadership. Campbell was elected leader after a shambles o... News> Uttlesford firmly on the road to financial recovery
UDC has launched its efficiency drive to reduce the £1.1 million overspend. The Council has already identified more that £175,000 in savings and these savings could rise to £250,000 once voluntary red... News> Lib-Dems blame Officers and Conservatives
Local Liberal Democrats came under fire this week for blaming Uttlesford’s financial mess on council officers and political spin by the Conservatives. These claims coincided with the discovery that an... News> Conservative success at Uttlesford continues
UDCs finances have been improving greatly since May 2007 and this year the council has achieved an under spend of £568,000. This is due to prudent financial management by the Conservative admini... News> Conservatives ask Councillors to freeze allowances
Conservatives are calling for all Councillors to freeze their allowances in response to compulsory redundancies now forced on the Council by the £1.1million deficit created by the previous Libera... News> The Challenges facing Uttlesford in the next 100 days
The main challenge for the Conservative Group of their first 250 days in control of Uttlesford District Council has been to get to grips with the financial crisis facing the Council. Reckless budgetin... News> Getting to Grips with the Financial Problems Facing Uttlesford District Council
The Conservative Group continue to get to grips with the financial problems facing
Uttlesford District Council. At yesterday’s meeting (15th January 2008) of the Finance & Administration Committe... News> Enhanced Tourist Information Centre
Uttlesford District Council entered into a new partnership arrangement with Saffron Walden Town Council for the running of the Tourist
Information Centre. The new arrangement will shortly see a comp... News> It is business as usual at the Tourist Information Centre
Conservative Councillors on Saffron Walden Town Council are to ensure it is business as usual at the Tourist Information Centre.
This follows last week’s announcement by Uttlesford District Council t... News> Conservative Uttlesford sets first budget
The Conservative Council has set its first budget and is now confident that the council is on the road to recovery. Unfortunately due to the bad financial position the Conservatives inherited Council ... News> Conservatives will not be distracted by Lib Dem spin
The Conservative Administration of Uttlesford District Council is getting to grips with the financial mess left behind by the Liberal Democrats last May.
Cllr Robert Chambers, Chairman of the... News> Uttlesford Finances
The action taken by Uttlesford Conservatives to restore the Council’s finances has left UDC in credit for 2008/09 with a target to break even again in 2009/10. This is a great tribute to Council... News> Uttlesford: New Financial Strategy to deal with Recession
Uttlesford has taken measures to defend itself and residents against the recession. The Council is already suffering like many other local authorities, with additional financial burden as well as the ... News> Council Tax & Economic Downturn
Labour have announced a 4% rise in council tax, despite Conservative warnings that higher bills will fuel the already soaring cost of living. Council tax bills in England have doubled under Labour, wi... News> Distortion of the Truth
Cllr Jim Ketteridge, leader of Conservative Uttlesford stated this week that he was “sick and tired of the constant barrage of misinformation” put out by the Liberal Democrats. Cllr Ketter... News> Conservative financial success at Uttlesford
Cllr Robert Chambers Chairman for UDC’s Finance & Admin has overseen a rigorous approach to financial management and close scrutiny of spending and budgets. The result being that Uttlesford ... News> Tourist Information Centre Wins Award
Two years ago Uttlesford transferred the running of the Tourist Information Centre to the Town Council due to financial challenges placed on the authority by the previous administration. This transfer... News> Lib-Dems: "seeking to deny that there was ever a financial problem"
The letter from former Lib Dem Uttlesford District Councillor Richard Freeman is the latest episode in the current Lib Dem leadership at Uttlesford seeking to deny that there was ever a financial prob... News> Lib-Dems: Challenging Finances despite clear facts
The local Liberal Democrats desperate attempt to try and deny the financial mess they made has been rubbished by both the Chief Executive of the Council and the Audit Commission. The Lib-Dems [Althoug... News> Conservative financial success at Uttlesford continues
Uttlesford’s accounts for 2007/8 which have been approved by the Audit Commission show that the authority’s finances are slowly being recovered. Thanks to cost cutting measures and restr... News> What a difference a year makes
The 2007/08 accounts for Uttlesford District Council have been given an unqualified positive opinion by the Audit Commission; in addition show a small in-year credit.
This is a remarkable turnaround ... News> Statement from Cllr Robert Chambers on £2 million in Iceland bank
"The worst case scenario is that we won't get any of the money back, but we're hoping this will not be the case.
The money was invested on a fixed-term basis, if this had happened a week later t... News> Cllr David-James Sadler on Landsbanki
“I fully understand public concerns about Uttlesford’s deposit in Landsbanki. This money was first placed there in 2006 before I and many other members where elected onto the Council and I...
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