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
Author: Chris Caulfield - Local Democracy Reporter
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
Old trains rolled back into service
Old style 1980s rolling stock that had been taken out of service to much fanfare, including a huge ticket-only retirement party, are still being used to cover shortages across South … Read More
Red rag at Bull Hill as residents rage over high-rise plans
Huge high rises including hundreds of homes near a small Leatherhead park will kill the town and plunge precious playspace into shadow, say campaigners fighting the plans. Mole Valley District … Read More
Redhill developers make a towering mistake
Two major landmark towers that would have dominated a Surrey town have been dismissed with campaigners claiming a major victory in their long-running battle. Developers Solum Regeneration had been hoping … Read More
Heathrow 3rd runway green-light by 2029?
Heathrow Airport has begun working on its third runway planning application with the aim of getting the green light by 2029. Last November, the Government indicated that the West London … Read More
Surrey Police’s AI powered face recognition cameras in the spotlight
Surrey Police will continue to use AI-powered surveillance vans to scan thousands of people’s faces in public locations despite fears over ethnic bias, said councillors calling for their use to … Read More
Ashtead Tennis Club gets set to expand
Sport in Mole Valley is set to get a boost after plans for a new clubhouse, that will allow Ashtead Tennis Club to offer more to the community, was approved. … Read More
Mole Valley leaders look to their final year legacy
We are entering the final full year for councils in Surrey before they are dissolved and merged into mega authorities – and the leaders know time is running out if … Read More
East Surrey gets new Police Station
Surrey Police’s near two-year hunt for a replacement to its shut, dangerous, crumbly concrete riddled Reigate station is over – with people only needing to walk travel miles to the … Read More
Blockbuster cinema and 480 homes plan for Leatherhead town centre
Hundreds of new homes in blocks of up to 12 storeys high, as well as a three-screen cinema, could be coming to Leatherhead town centre if newly submitted plans are … Read More
Woking up to Surrey face recognition cameras
Formal protests have been lodged against Surrey Police’s use of facial recognition technology that scans the faces of every adult and child in a bid to identify known suspects. Surrey … Read More
Surrey to get new recycling centre
Bin lorries rumbling through Wentworth, Virginia Water and Chertsey could become a much more common occurrence after plans for a massive recycling plant on former green belt land just south … Read More
Surrey MP intervenes in local prison transgender issue
The Member of Parliament for Reigate has called for biologically male inmates to be excluded from the women’s estate at HMP Downview in Banstead. Rebecca Paul MP argued that the … Read More
Leatherhead ruined recycling road repair
A crumbling, pothole-ridden road that has been the source of countless insurance claims could be given a new lease of life. The North Leatherhead Access Road leading into the Surrey … Read More