Report potholes using your iPhone and FixMyStreet app

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For those of you with an iPhone you may be interested in an app that allows you to record a problem when out and about with your iPhone, using its camera and GPS, ready for checking and submitting to the council. The application is based around the www.FixMyStreet.com website, which is already used by many […]

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Council approves action plan for 30% cut in energy costs and carbon emissions

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Ambitious plans by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council to cut its energy costs and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by a massive 30 per cent over five years were given the go-ahead by the Executive last Thursday (25 March 2010). The ‘Carbon Management Plan’, developed in partnership with the Carbon Trust, is a detailed action plan […]

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Roads budget funding for road repairs “is only papering over the cracks”

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Surrey Country Council Leader Dr Andrew Povey has described the country wide budget announcement of an extra £100 million funding for road repairs nationally will only allow councils to “paper over the cracks”. While he welcomed the emergency funds, Dr Povey stressed that at least £200 million is needed in Surrey alone to get its […]

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Special broadcasts from Radio Redhill to celebrate 35th anniversary

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Radio Redhill, the radio station which broadcasts to the patients and staff of the East Surrey Hospital, is to celebrate its 35th birthday with a special two weeks of broadcasts across the area. The station has received a temporary FM broadcasting licence, and will be broadcasting on 87.9 FM to Redhill, Reigate and the surrounding […]

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New footpath improves town centre access for residents

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Local councillors have funded a new footpath linking Fenton Close with Redstone Hill, providing a much needed link for local residents to Redhill town centre. It followed feedback from local residents as part of the Council’s Local Community Action Plan (LCAP) for Redhill East, which showed that residents living on the eastern side of Redhill felt […]

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Enjoy the great outdoors with rangers’ springtime walks

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An interesting programme of guided walks and talks has been put together by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s parks and countryside team to help residents enjoy the great outdoors this spring. The programme, which runs from March to May 2010, includes an introduction to the dawn chorus, a bluebell walk in Banstead Woods, a nature […]

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Thousands of people have made savings through EcoTeams - now it’s your turn

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EcoTeams are small groups of people like you, working together to find ways to save gas, electricity and water. We also look at cutting rubbish, recycling more and decreasing household bills. And all the while having fun! Joining an EcoTeam is free and open to anyone in Redhill and Merstham aged 18 upwards. You can […]

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Easter and May Bank Holidays - change to bin collection day

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Refuse and recycling collections will be one day later than usual in the week after Easter, and the weeks of the May Bank Holidays. A normal collection will take place on Good Friday. The details of the changes are as follows: Easter Bank Holiday There will be a normal collection on Good Friday (2 April). […]

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Have your say on proposals for Memorial Park, Redhill

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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is asking for the community’s views on Memorial Park in Redhill to help create a long term vision to improve the park. So that people can have their say on what they like about the park and what changes they would like to see, the Council has organised a number […]

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Car club proposed for Redhill and Reigate

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The Surrey Mirror reports that a car club scheme is being planned for Redhill and Reigate, jointly supported by Surrey County Council and Reigate & Banstead Borough Council (link to article here). The scheme is in its early stages and would involve sharable cars being parked at locations in the two town centres, available for […]

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