Council investigation into £77K benefit fraud by Kingswood resident features in BBC TV’s “Saints and Scroungers”

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Tomorrow (Thursday 31 October 2013) Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s fraud investigators will make their television debut on the BBC’s Saints and Scroungers programme. The series, fronted by Matt Allwright, looks at both sides of the benefits system, focusing on the “scroungers” who steal from the public purse and the Councils taking positive action to […]

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Surrey County Council publishes winter maintenance schedule

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In advance of the coldest months of the year, SCC has published its plans for dealing with ice and snow. Local roads will be classified in the following way (follow this link to see which road is in which category: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/?a=690642): Priority 1 Routes will be treated as routine pre salting in advance of any […]

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Council calls for people to rethink their rubbish and recycle more

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          Did you know that: wine spectacles bras mattresses and mobile phones can all be recycled, one way or another? To coincide with the launch of its ‘Rethink your rubbish … recycle more’ campaign Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is publishing a list of five things people don’t often think to […]

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Residents asked to remain vigilant following bank related fraudster scams

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Surrey Police is warning residents to remain vigilant following an increasing number of reports of scams involving fraudsters obtaining bank details, cards and cash using bogus telephone calls and couriers across the county. On each occasion the victims reported receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be a police officer and attempting to convince them […]

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A25 resurfacing works start tomorrow

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Following the announcement earlier in the year that the County Council would be increasing its investment in local roads, including resurfacing of the whole of the A25 from Reigate Heath to Redstone Hill, work is due to start on the first section in Redhill tomorrow (17th October). The section concerned is Hatchlands Road and Station […]

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Planning inspector overturns Council decision and permits redevelopment of Redhill’s old PO

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Following the Council’s rejection of a planning application to redevelop the old Post Office building in Redhill earlier in the year, followed up with a petition in support of its preservation, a planning inspector has today overturned the outcome and given the go ahead to the scheme. The plans will see the existing roof removed […]

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Station redevelopment and Waitrose plans approved by Council

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The major redevelopment plans for the station site were approved unanimously by the Planning Committee on Wednesday evening, 2nd October. The plans, illustrated above, are the latest in a line of ambitious proposals for the site going back over 10 years - and these are the first plans to satisfy the various requirements for developing […]

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