Frenches Road – trial suspension of bus gate starts on 28 May

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Residents in the rounds at the northern end of Frenches Road have today received a letter (text transcribed below) outlining the timetable for the previously announced trial lowering of the bus gate (bollard) on Frenches Road, which was agreed by the Surrey County Council Local Committee last December. In summary, once traffic surveys of the […]

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New home recycling service for Redhill residents moves a step closer

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The new easy way for residents to recycle more rubbish from their homes moved a step closer this week with the arrival of the first new refuse vehicles. The fleet of vehicles are manufactured by Dennis Eagle and NTM-GB and the Council’s collections crews have been fully trained to drive them. Around 80 per cent […]

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New Horley Leisure Centre wins Green Apple environmental award

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Horley Leisure Centre has won a prestigious Green Apple Award for its positive contribution to the built environment. The Green Apple Awards for Built Environment & Architectural Heritage recognise and reward projects that demonstrate environmental endeavour. Whether the project has won a Gold, Silver or Bronze award will be announced at an awards ceremony in […]

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Election campaign issues - your questions answered

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As we are now part way into the local election campaign, we thought it would be useful to publish an article covering a few issues. As councillors who are part of the majority group on both the County and Borough Councils, we have grown used to being the focus of negative campaigning at election time from […]

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Read about the success of three local young workers

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The Council’s award winning Young Workers’ Scheme has been featured once again on the national stage, this time in Green Places, a monthly magazine dedicated to planning, designing and maintaining green spaces, which this month features an interview with three members of the scheme - you can view the article here: Young Workers Article Past article […]

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Bowls at the Belfry

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As part of the Bowls Development Alliance recruitment initiative Redhill Bowling Club is hosting “Bowls at the Belfry” at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday 20th April and Saturday 21st April. The Belfry Management is kindly allowing us to set up a bowls carpet in the ground floor walkway next to Marks & Spencer’s […]

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Council awarded £100,000 to tackle empty shops

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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has been awarded £100,000 by the government to help bring empty high street properties back into use. The borough is one of a hundred in the country to share the £10 million High Street Innovation Fund, which was unveiled by Housing and Local Government Minister Grant Shapps. The fund was […]

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Council scoops Gatwick Diamond Business Award for young worker scheme

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The Council has won a prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Award for its youth employment scheme, the third phase of which was launched this January. Reigate & Banstead scooped the Corporate Responsibility award for its Young Workers Scheme, which in less than a year has benefitted nearly 50 local 18-24 years olds by equipping them with […]

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