Bookham to get new community centre
After six years of waiting and false starts, Bookham is finally getting a new community centre. The old Bookham Youth Centre on Lower Road shut its doors in 2019 after … Read More
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Epsom and Ewell’s NESCOT plumbs the heights
Nescot’s gas and plumbing apprenticeship provision has been awarded a City & Guilds End Point Assessment (EPA) plaque for excellence in apprenticeship delivery. Elizabeth Akinlaja, City & Guilds Business Development … Read More
Big housing development coming to Guildford
Guildford could soon see one of its biggest housing developments in decades, with fresh plans submitted to build up to 1,800 new homes at Gosden Hill. Developers Martin Grant Homes … Read More
Big improvements required of Epsom care home
An Epsom care home has been told it needs to make big improvements after inspectors found residents were being left to lead “very isolated lives.” Fir Trees House, a residential … Read More
Epsom’s Milly to share spotlight with West End star Kerry Ellis
Local talent will step into the limelight at the Epsom Playhouse this Thursday, when Stagecoach Epsom student Milly Playle performs alongside one of Britain’s most celebrated West End stars, Kerry … Read More
Epsom library opening to register births and deaths
Surrey’s Registration & Nationality Service has been undergoing changes over the past year with the aim of providing an improved experience for residents at important life moments. Dated and non-energy … Read More
Surrey Police HQ development dogged by flood risks
Plans to redevelop Surrey Police’s Mount Browne headquarters in Guildford — including a new dog training school — have been green-lit for a second time despite fresh flood risk modelling … Read More
Surrey County Council flags up the flag issue
Surrey County Council has set the record straight about whether residents can hang flags from lampposts. In a statement shared with councillors and online, the authority said: “We recognise the … Read More
Surrey Police tax set to rise
Council tax bills could keep climbing despite warnings residents could be getting less bang for their buck. Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner has insisted she “will not ask the public … Read More
New Centre at Nescot gives vision impaired students “the best of both worlds”
A new Centre of Excellence for vision impaired young people has opened at the North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) in Ewell. The initiative is run by the Royal … Read More
Anti-catcalling campaign triggered ‘vitriolic’ backlash
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner has said the “vitriolic” online abuse she faced after an anti-catcalling trial campaign went viral shows why tackling violence against women and girls must remain … Read More
King Athelstan returns to Kingston
Podcaster and historian Tom Holland was in Kingston on Thursday 4th September to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the coronation of King Athelstan, regarded as England’s first monarch. At a … Read More
Pavement Parking: Epsom & Ewell MP Speaks Out
3rd September Helen Maguire, Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom & Ewell, spotlighted in a Parliament debate a pressing local frustration: pavement parking. A Daily Struggle on Our Footpaths Maguire painted … Read More
Godstone’s gasworks fury while sinkhole not fixed
Godstone residents are up in arms over suddenly announced gasworks on a ‘major cut through’’, warning the closures could turn traffic into a nightmare and hit local businesses – all … Read More
Surrey police officer barred for domestic abuse
A former Surrey Police officer secretly got back with his ex while under investigation for behaviour in their relationship – then tried to persuade her to retract a statement, a … Read More
Surrey expansion of SEN places
An ‘Outstanding’ Surrey school could open a new satellite site at another primary- around eight miles away. Surrey County Council has revealed plans to expand a top-rated school for children … Read More