Last day to Stand for Surrey’s Unitary Councils
Today is the final day to get your name on a Surrey ballot ahead of this year’s once in a generation election. Surrey County Council was created in 1889 with … Read More
Author: Chris Caulfield - Local Democracy Reporter
Box Hill’s Zig Zag Road Leads to Straight Ban on Antisocial Riding
Motorcyclists near Box Hill are being targeted despite the “vast majority” who visit the Surrey beauty spot being “considerate people who behave respectfully”. A Public Spaces Protection Order is being … Read More
Epsom’s Rainbow Centre former operators drive up Leatherhead Leisure Centre visitor numbers
BBC reports: Visitor numbers are booming at Leatherhead Leisure Centre on the back of major investment to rebuild the site’s reputation, staffing, and facilities. GLL Leisure (former Rainbow Centre contractors) … Read More
Woking bankruptcy sell off
Woking Borough Council is selling off its flagship regeneration projects – including the town’s new Hilton Hotel and shopping centres to private investors to claw back public money – branded … Read More
Three beers for Dorking
Beer fans will be pumped to know that Dorking Halls will be able to offer customers a greater variety of booze after planning permission was secured to convert storage units … Read More
Green light for MRI scanner at Leatherhead Leisure Centre
Surrey will get a new MRI machine at Leatherhead Leisure Centre after councillors were “all in favour” of building the musculoskeletal scanner. The new machine will be housed in a … Read More
Dorking housing plan rejected again over affordable homes shortfall
Plans to build even more homes on the former Aviva site in Dorking have been thrown out after developers failed to include enough affordable housing. It is the second time … Read More
Affordable housing scheme approved on Leatherhead green belt
Greenbelt land in north Leatherhead will be built on after a 100 per cent affordable housing estate was granted planning permission. Mole Valley District Council’s development committee approved the proposals … Read More
Surrey could have had elections last year after all
The Government’s u-turn on reinstating elections across 30 local authorities shows just how “rash and reckless” last year’s decision was to cancel polls in Surrey, opposition councillors said. In 2025, … Read More
Government comes to Surrey’s SEND rescue
The Government is ‘finally recognising the heavy pressure placed on local budgets to support children’ after agreeing to wipe out 90 per cent of the debt councils has accrued in … Read More
Mole Valley backs maximum council tax rise as deficit looms
Council tax in Mole Valley is expected to rise by the highest possible amount – and still leave the district in financial deficit and relying on reserves to cover the … Read More
Council didn’t stand up Dorking Wanderers
A new spectator stand that will “support the continued success” of Dorking Wanderers Football Club can stay after the club secured planning permission. The Mole Valley club had already erected … Read More