Pedestrian visions of Mole Valley
Masterplans for Dorking and Bookham are set to be signed off by Mole Valley District Council’s executive committee on April 16. These set out a bank of projects the council … Read More
Author: Chris Caulfield - Local Democracy Reporter
Thames Water hopes £37m investment will end record sewer flooding
Thames Water has said it will spend £37m upgrading its Mole Valley network raising hopes it could spell the end of homes, gardens and rivers being flooded with sewage waste. … Read More
Woking Council private school loan scandal
A private school loaned millions of pounds at favourable rates by bankrupt Woking Borough Council has still to pay its overdue debts – with the local authority saying it is … Read More
Will sale of Dorking offices compromise housing plans?
Dorking’s former Aviva building has been put up for sale. The offices in Pixham Lane are being marketed by Savills – with the asking price only available on application. Currently … Read More
Expanding London airports “not an environmental trade off” – Minister claims
Expanding Heathrow and Gatwick is “crucial” for this government after years of people sticking “their heads in the sand” over plans for new runways at south east airports, the Secretary … Read More
Drowning in Debt: Epsom MP Demands Thames Water Takeover
Thames Water should be put into “special administration” rather than given a £3billion bailout, Epsom and Ewell’s MP said after the utility company won a major court battle to stave … Read More
Parliament motion to reinstate Surrey County May elections
Surrey elections could still go ahead if a “fatal motion” (*see below) to overturn the decision to cancel the May 2025 ballot wins out. This year’s local elections were postponed … Read More
Surrey ratches up record fines for education failures
Surrey County Council is on pace to be hit with more than £1 million in fines and redress payments due to its repeated failures within its education service over the … Read More
Who will be saddled with Spelthorne’s and Woking’s £3 billion debts?
The Surrey Borough of Spelthorne’s financial crisis is “even more critical”, with millions in cuts needed to avoid catastrophic bankruptcy, says new report. Best value inspectors were called in to … Read More
Epsom & Ewell ranks in the middle of Surrey Councils’ tax charges
Residents will face another jump in council tax bills from April 1 as local authorities have announced their budgets for the coming year. Surrey County Council, the Police and Crime … Read More
Where the thousands of new homes will be built in Surrey’s smallest borough – Epsom and Ewell
“Critical” details on nearly 5,000 homes across 35 sites in Epsom and Ewell have been laid out after the borough council submitted its planning masterplan. The local plan will shape … Read More
Leatherhead to get new cinema and bowling alley?
A new cinema or bowling alley could “breathe new life” into Leatherhead as part of major regeneration plans aimed at “reversing the trend of brands leaving the town”. Plans for … Read More
Dorking’s Green Gap narrowing
Homes will be built on the former green belt gateway into Dorking – forever changing the character of the picturesque town. Plans to turn more than eight hectares on the … Read More
Box Hill keeps its pie and mash
The iconic Surrey Hills will keep its classic English pie and mash shop after plans were approved for the takeaway in Box Hill. Posha’s Pie and Mash Shop, in the … Read More
Could Woking’s debt be shared by you after reorganisation?
Chris Caulfield of the BBC’s Local Democracy Service brings us the latest twist in the awful Woking Borough Council debt crisis. Its £2.1 billion debt accumulated under a Conservative administration … Read More
Another Surrey Borough under financial strain
“Hard” times are coming to Surrey Heath Borough Council residents as millions of pounds are being cut from services, with many reduced to minimum standards, as its bleak financial situation … Read More