Bank Holiday bin collections - check for changes that affect you

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Residents are reminded to check for changes to their recycling, refuse and garden waste collection services over the upcoming Bank Holidays. Easter Bank Holiday Collections will not be changing over the Easter period. We will be working on Good Friday and Easter Monday to keep your collections on their usual days to minimise disruption to […]

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Borough Council update on its anti-fraud activities

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The Council is committed to preventing, detecting and investigating instances of fraud, and ensuring that appropriate action is taken against those committing fraud. Our Corporate Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Team (CAFACT) is made up of qualified and accredited investigators whose remit includes uncovering and investigating fraud against the Council, including: housing and council tax benefit fraud […]

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Borough Council reveals wide recycling mix for new recycling service

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Cllr Rois Amiah has welcomed the significant extension of local recycling which was announced last Thursday at the Council’s Executive meeting. The new service is due to start this summer, and up until now all that was known was that the kerbside collection would be extended from the current paper, card and cans, to cover […]

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£5.4 million returned to Council by Icelandic bank

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Responding to the announcement that the administrators of failed Icelandic bank Glitnir have transferred £180 million to local authority bank accounts, Council Leader, Cllr Mrs Joan Spiers, said: “We are absolutely delighted that a further £5.4 million of our investment in Icelandic banks has just been returned to us. This is great news for our […]

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Redhill’s Olympic Flame route and torchbearers revealed

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The route the Olympic Flame will take through Redhill and Reigate and the names of the orchbearers who will carry the flame have been announced. The Olympic Flame will come into Redhill on the A25, then go through the High Street and onto the A23, turning into Carlton Road to join Gatton Park Road. It […]

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Council aims to cut emissions through voltage optimisation

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See the full article here: http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=21967&title=Local+council+aims+to+cut+emissions+through+voltage+optimisation+

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Council’s Customer Services retain Customer Excellence award

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After a Review on the 4th January, the Borough Council’s Customer Services team has retained the Customer Excellence award for a further 3 years. The team was congratulated on demonstrating on-going Customer Service Excellence. Specific highlights included: Staff are professional in their approach and have excellent people skills, they are smart and confident and it […]

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Surrey Police business partnership

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Surrey Police is exploring the feasibility of working with the private sector to improve the delivery of services for the public, whilst at the same time make savings. The Force has entered a lengthy procurement process, with West Midlands Police, and is currently in the very early stages of discussions with the private sector. Commenting […]

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