Mole Valley spending plans
How £11m for rail, transport, school, health and recreation upgrades will be spent in Mole Valley has been laid out. The district council has approved spending plans for community infrastructure … Read More
Category: Finances
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
Epsom and Ewell Council Tax Arrears Top £1.8 Million
Council tax arrears in Epsom and Ewell have reached £1.8 million, according to new figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The amount contributes to a record … Read More
Surrey leaders review spending review
Government Spending Review Falls Short for Surrey Councils and Epsom Hospital, Say Local Leaders The UK Government’s latest Spending Review has drawn a mixed reaction from Surrey leaders, with concerns … Read More
Another Surrey borough heading for bankruptcy?
Surrey Heath Borough Council’s desperation to fight off bankruptcy crystallised further after it agreed to sell a car park and land in order “to keep the lights on”. The council … Read More
Strip Woking’s debt-man of his OBE MP says
The “chief architect” behind the financial collapse of Woking Borough Council should be stripped of his OBE to local government, the town’s MP has said. In 2023 the council declared … Read More
Government bailout to ease Woking’s debt burden
Taxpayers will cover the cost of Woking Borough Council’s financial folly after the government agreed to “aid the reduction” of the bankrupt authority’s multi-billion pound debt. The bail out will … Read More
The cost of saving the cost of local government
As of April 2025, Epsom and Ewell is actively engaged in Surrey’s significant local government reorganisation, aiming to transition from the existing two-tier system to a unitary authority model. The … 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
Surrey’s BIG debt question in local government reorganisation
Plans for what Surrey could look like in local government reorganisation have been agreed but questions remain over looming debt. Councillors demanded to know how debt would be managed before the … Read More