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
Author: Chris Caulfield - Local Democracy Reporter
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
What Epsom could do with Woking’s £75 million bail out?
Critical front-line services will be spared after a huge government ‘bail out’ was agreed, bankrupt Woking Borough Council has said. Officially referred to as Exceptional Financial Support for local authorities, … Read More