press release Archives - Community R4C

Community R4C Exposes Hidden Costs of Gloucestershire’s Incinerator Contract

PRESS RELEASE – 28 March 2025 Community R4C Exposes Hidden Costs of Gloucestershire’s Incinerator Contract Community R4C, a community-owned organisation advocating for lower-cost, environmentally sustainable waste management, has published a damning report on the extraordinary financial impact of the Gloucestershire County Council’s (GCC) waste incineration contract at Javelin Park. Far from delivering promised savings, the …

COUNTY AUDIT CHIEF BLAMES JAVELIN PARK ENQUIRY DELAY ON ‘COVER UP’ BY COUNCIL LEADERS

PRESS RELEASE – 25th March 2021 COUNTY AUDIT CHIEF BLAMES JAVELIN PARK ENQUIRY DELAY ON ‘COVER UP’ BY COUNCIL LEADERS Community R4C welcomes intervention by Cllr Nigel Robbins, Chair of County Council Audit & Governance Committee Councillor Nigel Robbins, OBE, Chair of Gloucestershire County Council Audit & Governance Committee, has criticised the Council leadership and …

‘VENGEFUL‘ COUNTY COUNCIL TAKES LEGAL ACTION TO SHUT DOWN COMMUNITY R4C

PRESS RELEASE – 9th March 2021 ‘VENGEFUL‘ COUNTY COUNCIL TAKES LEGAL ACTION TO SHUT DOWN COMMUNITY R4C London solicitors firm Eversheds serves wind up notice on community benefit society Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to shut down community benefit society Community R4C by serving a winding up petition via the courts. CR4C says this a …

County Council Auditors to release Report in the Public Interest

PRESS RELEASE – 11th January 2021 GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AUDITORS GRANT THORNTON ‘WILL ISSUE A REPORT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST’ ON JAVELIN PARK INCINERATOR Community R4C calls for confidential draft report to be shown to councillors and public Gloucestershire County Council auditors Grant Thornton are said to be preparing to issue a ‘report in the …

Community R4C submits £613 million illegal State Aid complaint

Community R4C submits £613 million illegal State Aid complaint Environmental group asks Competitions Directorate to refer Urbaser Balfour Beatty ‘Javelin Park’ waste incinerator contract to UK courts Community group calls on Gloucestershire County Council to support claim to win back £10’s millions for taxpayers CR4C complaint timed to beat the Brexit transition deadline Environmental …

Community R4C submits £613 million illegal State Aid complaint to European Commission

PRESS RELEASE – 26th November 2020 Community R4C submits £613 million illegal State Aid complaint to European Commission Environmental group asks Competitions Directorate to refer Urbaser Balfour Beatty ‘Javelin Park’ waste incinerator contract to UK courts Community group calls on Gloucestershire County Council to support claim to win back £10’s millions for taxpayers CR4C complaint …

Fight Will Continue Against Javelin Park Incinerator

Fight Will Continue Against Javelin Park Incinerator New challenges to come on the grounds of illegal state aid and value for money Community R4C will continue the fight against the Javelin Park incinerator despite recently being denied leave to appeal in its High Court case against Gloucestershire County Council. Nevertheless, HH Judge Russen had previously …

Illegal State Aid and the Javelin Park Incinerator Contract

Illegal State Aid and the Javelin Park Incinerator Contract Community R4C and local residents will be submitting an ‘illegal state aid’ complaint to the European Commission shortly. The aim is to recover £10millions of illegal payments back to GCC for local services, to reduce forward waste treatment costs by c£10m pa, and to pave the …

Jeremy Irons supports Community R4C legal appeal

JEREMY IRONS SUPPORTS COMMUNITY R4C FUNDRAISER TO PAY FOR JAVELIN PARK LEGAL APPEAL Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist Jeremy Irons has pledged his support for Community R4C’s legal campaign to recover £150 million in ‘illegal state aid’ for Gloucestershire taxpayers from Urbaser Balfour Beatty. Irons, the star of many cinema block busters, has produced a short …

JEREMY IRONS SUPPORTS COMMUNITY R4C FUNDRAISER TO PAY FOR JAVELIN PARK LEGAL APPEAL

PRESS RELEASE: 12th August 2020 JEREMY IRONS SUPPORTS COMMUNITY R4C FUNDRAISER TO PAY FOR JAVELIN PARK LEGAL APPEAL Famous film star praises CR4C ‘David vs Goliath’ environmental campaign Local charitable foundation pledges £10,000 match fund for CR4C legal appeal Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist Jeremy Irons has pledged his support for Community R4C’s legal campaign to …