Fourteen young unemployed people from the borough have been given the chance to gain real skills and work experience thanks to a partnership between Reigate & Banstead, Surrey County Council and Job Centre Plus. The new recruits who started six month work placements at the end of July will be gaining a range of experience […]
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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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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has signed up to the national ‘10:10‘ campaign, making a public commitment to try to reduce its carbon emissions by 10 per cent during 2010. The move forms part of the Council’s ambitious longer-term plans to achieve a much larger reduction of 30 per cent across its activities by March […]
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At the full meeting of the Reigate & Banstead Borough Council yesterday evening (11th February), two significant proposals were approved: A freeze in the local share of council tax for the coming year (for more details see this article). When combined with a 2.5% increase in Surrey County Council’s share of the council tax, and […]
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At the meeting of the Borough Council’s Executive this Thursday, it was agreed to target a reduction in the Council’s own energy usage, and hence carbon emissions, of 30% over the period to 2014. This was in response to a suggestion that the Council sign up to the 10:10 campaign, where individuals and organisations can […]
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