Council’s preferred provider named for new school (from Get Surrey)

Further news on progress on the new school proposed for Battlebridge: http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2124771_councils_preferred_provider_named_for_new_school

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Local winter night shelter for the homeless - can you help?

After a successful first year of operation last winter, the Reigate & Banstead Winter Night Shelter is once again going to be in operation this winter. To find out more about this very worthwhile and in many cases life changing project, and to offer any help you might be able to give, please visit http://www.rbwns.co.uk/

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Redhill residents using new service to recycle more than ever - and please tell us about your experience

New recycling vehicles outside Reigate Town Hall

In the first ten weeks of the council’s new recycling and refuse service residents have proved that they are rethinking their rubbish and recycling more than ever before. Increasing amounts of rubbish are being diverted from landfill, landfill tax savings are being made and more materials are being recycled as residents embrace the new service. […]

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Furnistore December Sale - 50% off

Furnistore

See the attached flyer for the sale, on Saturday 1st December: December sale 1.12.12  

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Redhill MP seeks explanation from ING UK bosses over planned closure of Redhill office

crispin in commons

Crispin Blunt MP today met with the Chief Executive Officer of ING UK, Gerald Walker, the bank’s Chief Finance Officer, Walter Smith, and Public Affairs lead, Adrian Simpson, to discuss the announcement that ING Lease is to cease its UK operations. The closure of ING Lease’s offices in Redhill town centre will mean 150 immediate […]

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Council unveils plans for £1.4m investment in Memorial Park

Illustrative plan - the final proposal is likely to be slightly differen

A major milestone in the Redhill town centre improvements was passed this evening (8th November), as the Council’s Executive approved a report on improvements to Memorial Park. After completion of the Priory Park project in Reigate in 2008, the Council’s focus has been on improvements to Memorial Park. Now that public consultation has been undertaken and […]

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Councils ask for your views on Redhill road network plans

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and Surrey County Council are asking local residents and people who work in and visit Redhill for their views on proposed changes to the town’s road network. The proposals form the basis of a future transport plan for Redhill to meet the challenges and opportunities arising from the regeneration of […]

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Council tax benefit changes - thanks for your comments

Economic crisis

As described in our August article the Council Tax Benefit regime is being abolished, to be replaced by a new, locally designed Council Tax Support scheme. The Council’s consultation on the proposed new scheme, which ran from August to October, has now closed and has received a significant response of nearly 1,500 replies. The Council is […]

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Application for flats on 141 Carlton Road

builder

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a part 2 part 3 storey building comprising of 8 apartments, formation of access to Hiltherwood Close and provision of 11 parking spaces with associated landscaping and tree planting. Further details of the application can be found at the following link: http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/Planit2/planit2.jsp?Controller=p2Controller&Action=FindApplicationByRefvalAction&REFVAL=12/01725/F   Update (15/11/2012): Additional plans have […]

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Sainsbury’s submits revised application for Warwick Quadrant - comparison to previous application

Graphic of the 2012 application, from the Lombard roundabout

Sainsbury’s and their landlord Aviva last week submitted a revised application for the Warwick Quadrant, despite already having been granted permission in August 2011 for a significant expansion (see our previous article). As yet there is no update to Sainsbury’s Redhill website, set up to publicise the original proposals. The text reproduced at the end […]

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