Former Surrey teacher avoids ban from profession
A former science teacher and head of year at a Surrey private school has avoided a ban from the profession despite sending ‘sexually explicit’ messages to three colleagues. Leishan Silva, … Read More
Author: Emily Dalton
£4.9 million not enough to solve Surrey’s SEND problems?
A £4.9m overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in Surrey has been approved. But opposition members have claimed the investment won’t fix the system’s deep-rooted problems. The … Read More
Surrey County Council claim funding review “unfair”.
A Surrey County Council could be pushed to the brink of financial crisis if government reforms, aimed at evening out local authority funding, go ahead, its leader has warned. Cllr … Read More
Big housing development proposed NW of Epsom and Ewell
Over 2,000 new homes could be built on the Surrey border, to the right of Claygate and Esher, and above Epsom and Ewell. Plans for 2,003 new homes and a … Read More
Nurse demands 24 hour rail tickets to avoid night-shift double costs
A specialist NHS nurse is calling for urgent train ticket reform after revealing she spends over £200 a month commuting to her job at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Alicia Arias, … Read More
Guildford going for new Town Council? Whither unitary authorities?
Guildford could soon have its own town council for the first time in the hopes it would bring more local decision-making to its urban centre. The driving force behind this … Read More
Surrey’s NHS backlogs high
Around 10 per cent of Surrey’s population is currently stuck in the NHS backlog, facing long waits for crucial operations and cancer treatments, according to local health leaders. Despite efforts … Read More
New planning laws threaten Surrey countryside?
Fears of “irreversible damage” to Surrey’s countryside have prompted calls to change a new planning bill currently going through parliament. Surrey County Council members have unanimously agreed to call for … Read More
Epsom Hospital workers to strike for equality?
More than 200 essential hospital cleaners and porters could strike over NHS equality at a Surrey Hospital Trust. Approximately 258 NHS facilities workers at St Helier and Epsom Hospital Trust … Read More
Student overdose leads to policy change
A university student from Surrey could have been saved from an overdose if police had left a voicemail for her parents, an inquest jury has found. Despite needing to find … Read More