Work has begun this week to create a brand new public space at the western end of Station Road in Redhill, outside the new Nobel House development. New seating, improved lighting, attractive planting and better cycle storage will make the area much more inviting for those living, shopping and working in Redhill. Five new trees [...]
We are now half way through the consultation period for the Redhill Town Centre Action plan, which we highlighted in our previous article, and we thank all of you who have provided feedback to us and to the Council so far. In response to requests from local residents, community groups and we as Councillors, the Council is organising [...]
As we regularly do, we want to highlight the help available to local residents and businesses to enable them to save energy and money: Local residents This year Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will be bolstering its usual awareness raising work using a £20,000 grant from the Department of Health via the Surrey Healthy Homes [...]
Twenty-one young people have been given a foot on the employment ladder as the Council launched its second Young Workers Scheme alongside Employment Minister, Chris Grayling MP. Mr Grayling addressed local businesses and organisations at the event to speak about youth employment in today’s economic climate. Since May, the Council has recruited 41 young workers [...]
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Two planning applications have just been registered by the Council to replace the old Social Security offices in London Road (next to Nash Drive), which have been empty since 2007. One of the applications is for a new office building, at the front of the site facing onto [...]
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As outlined in our earlier article an application for a mobile phone mast backing on to Carlton Green will be coming to the Planning Committee next Wednesday (18th January). Although the recommendation of the planning officials is for the application to be granted, the local ward councillors are minded to oppose the application, in the [...]
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The new non-emergency telephone number – 101 – is proving a success in Surrey since its official launch on 1st September 2011. More than 50 percent of the non-emergency calls coming into the Surrey Police contact centre are made by members of the public using 101 rather than the previous 0845 number. The memorable 101 [...]
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Here are a few New Year’s resolutions to help everyone get into the habit of reducing waste: Reduce your waste – buy only what you need and try to buy with little packaging. Reuse what you can – buy products that can be reused (rechargeable batteries, bottles instead of cans etc), take old carrier bags [...]
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Surrey Police has launched an initiative this week to tackle vehicle crime across the county. Activity will include neighbourhood officers and extra patrol teams focussing on the hot spot areas within Surrey and offenders known to be linked to vehicle crime. The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) team will also be stopping vehicles which are [...]
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Surrey Police is warning Surrey residents about a scam in which fraudsters posing as couriers use false pretences to obtain people’s bank cards following a number of incidents in the north of the county. The scam works by the victim initially receiving a phone call, or number of phone calls, from someone claiming to be from their [...]
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Reigate & Banstead Borough Council who organise the annual variety extravaganza Star for a Night, are calling on young entertainers – singers, dancers, actors and comedians – to start practicing their skills in time for the show’s auditions. The auditions take place at the Harlequin Theatre and are open to 11 to 18 year olds [...]
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The Reigate, Redhill & District Rail Users Association, which represents local users of rail services and works with Network Rail and the rail operating companies to maintain and improve local services and stations, has published its latest newsletter, “Off Track”, which can be downloaded here: OffTrack-November2011 Previous issues of the newsletter, as well as further information [...]
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Deep concern has been expressed by residents and local councillors at a planning application to erect a mobile phone mast on the allotments to the rear of St Bede’s School, next to Gatton Park Road. The application has been made for a mast which would serve Vodafone and O2 customers, in what the applicant claims [...]
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