Sorry Surrey Borough for “shameful” past
Woking Borough Council has apologised for the “shameful” behaviour of its past. The bankrupt council met last night to hear from the authors of the long-awaited review into how the … Read More
Category: Finances
Pods off in bricks grant for Epsom homeless
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (EEBC) will receive £1,493,250 in one-off funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to help tackle its spending on homeless families. The … Read More
Mole Valley Bankruptcy warning
Mole Valley District Council is facing bankruptcy and must make “very difficult decisions” over the future of its services. The bleak warning came during the Tuesday, November 12 scrutiny committee when the … Read More
Surrey support for the “financially challenged”
Surrey County Council welcomes the extension by government of the Household Support Fund in this year’s Autumn Statement, after 86,000 Surrey households were supported by the fund last year. In … Read More
No wonder Woking went bankrupt. Scandal of private school loans
A private school was loaned millions of pounds at favourable rates by Woking Borough Council before it went bankrupt. Now questions are being asked as to whether an independent inquiry … Read More
Only the cashless will be “on the Hook” Road car park Epsom
A town centre car par centre is set to go cashless after plans to upgrade its ticket machines were approved. Pay metres at the Hook Road multi-storey car park in … Read More
Epsom & Ewell Council Greenlights Local Projects
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee has given its provisional backing to over £2 million in Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding for a variety of local … Read More
Epsom’s homelessness crisis
Finding temporary accommodation for families at risk of homelessness is the “biggest financial pressure” facing Epsom and Ewell. Following Epsom and Ewell Times report 13th October 2023 on Epsom and … Read More
Some Surrey boroughs get brownfield funding
Surrey councils will get nearly £2m to release disused brownfield sites to unlock desperately needed land for house building including cash to clear asbestos and transform the “heart of Camberley”. … Read More
Surrey County Council finances under the spotlight
A recent Local Government Information Unit report presents a worrying picture of local government finances across the UK, with a particular focus on the impact of budget cuts on services … Read More
A question of Surrey’s future budget
Surrey County Council (SCC) are currently seeking feedback from residents on how the council uses its financial resources. These views will help inform the draft budget for the 2025/26 financial … Read More
Would members of Epsom’s H band stump up?
People living in homes in the top council band will be asked to help the community after plans to ask Band H homeowners to voluntarily pay into a council-run charity … Read More
Safety set back for a Council’s car park revenue
Safety work to repair crumbled concrete and rusted steel reinforcements at the Swan Car Park in Leatherhead could cost a council more than £200,000. Mole Valley District Council is set … Read More
The cost of sending pupils to school
Surrey County Council (SCC) has been ordered to pay out £1,500 by the social care ombudsman for a ‘service failure’ in defaulting its legal duty to provide SEND transport to … Read More
Failing children costs Council taxpayers half-million
Fines paid out by Surrey County Council for repeatedly failing children and young people topped half a million pounds in the past year – more than doubling its previous worst … Read More
Banded together to fight the band
A decades-long council tax battle has been won netting residents of a retirement village up to £9,000 each after it was ruled all 113 people there had been in the … Read More