Progress on new primary school for Redhill/Merstham (from Surrey Mirror)

stockvault_23820_20100216_thumb

Over the past 18 months, since our original article on the subject, much work has been going into identifying a site for the school and checking on its feasibility. As outlined in the following article from the Surrey Mirror, it seems that the Council is on the verge of securing a site at Battlebridge. Find […]

Full Story »

Sign up your kids for February half term holiday fun

stockvault_23820_20100216_thumb

This half term, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has organised a fun programme of activity for seven to 15 year-olds, taking place between Monday 13 and Friday 17 February. There is trampolining at Donyngs Recreation Centre, Redhill, introduction to parkour, a new exciting gymnastic sport at the Phoenix Centre, Tadworth. See how high you can […]

Full Story »

Surrey Fire & Rescue Service appeal for scrap cars

fire&rescue

Firefighters are appealing for old cars to help them practice rescuing people from crashes. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service needs scrap vehicles to practice how to deal with collisions on the road. The service needs cars and is willing to arrange free collection from anywhere in Surrey or on its borders. Anyone with a scrap […]

Full Story »

Surrey Police - scam alert

PCSO and NSO [Surrey Police]

Please be aware of the below which has happened in Reigate & Banstead. The problem is thus - the householder recieves a phone call. The caller purports to be from their bank - knows their name address and who they bank with. The try all sorts to obtain a PIN for the cards stating they […]

Full Story »

Please give us your views on the future of Redhill town centre

haveyoursay

Redhill residents, workers and visitors are being asked to give their views on vital plans which will shape how Redhill town centre will develop in future, as a consultation on the Redhill Town Centre Area Action Plan gets underway. The Action Plan will be used to help guide the town’s physical regeneration, and will set […]

Full Story »

Council gives a further 21 young people a foot on the employment ladder

Chris Grayling and young workers

Twenty-one young people have been given a foot on the employment ladder as the Council launched its second Young Workers Scheme alongside Employment Minister, Chris Grayling MP. Mr Grayling addressed local businesses and organisations at the event to speak about youth employment in today’s economic climate. Since May, the Council has recruited 41 young workers […]

Full Story »

Applications received for replacement offices and new flats on London Road

CrownBuildingsProposedOffice

              Two planning applications have just been registered by the Council to replace the old Social Security offices in London Road (next to Nash Drive), which have been empty since 2007. One of the applications is for a new office building, at the front of the site facing onto […]

Full Story »

Decision due next week on Carlton Green mobile phone mast

PhoneMast

As outlined in our earlier article an application for a mobile phone mast backing on to Carlton Green will be coming to the Planning Committee next Wednesday (18th January). Although the recommendation of the planning officials is for the application to be granted, the local ward councillors are minded to oppose the application, in the […]

Full Story »

Police non-emergency number 101 proves a success in Surrey – and is now available across England and Wales

PCSO and NSO [Surrey Police]

The new non-emergency telephone number - 101 - is proving a success in Surrey since its official launch on 1st September 2011. More than 50 percent of the non-emergency calls coming into the Surrey Police contact centre are made by members of the public using 101 rather than the previous 0845 number. The memorable 101 […]

Full Story »

Why not set some New Year’s recycling resolutions?

recycle

Here are a few New Year’s resolutions to help everyone get into the habit of reducing waste: Reduce your waste – buy only what you need and try to buy with little packaging. Reuse what you can – buy products that can be reused (rechargeable batteries, bottles instead of cans etc), take old carrier bags […]

Full Story »
Page 1 of 212»