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14 September 2023, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF Residents’ Association County Councillor Eber Kington has written to Cabinet Member County Councillor Denise Turner Stewart expressing concerns over her public statement on the HM Inspection Report of the Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, calling on her to recognise the seriousness of the Inspection judgements and to stop her attempts to deflect criticism of the Conservative administration. (See Note 1. below) Speaking on Read more…

This week SCC announced a seven-year contract worth £96.5 million, with private company Marston Holdings Ltd, for parking and traffic enforcement.  In April, SCC will be centralising parking enforcement, a service which currently is managed by Surrey’s Borough and District on behalf of the County. The accompanying comments to the announcement, made by the Kevin Deanus, Cabinet member for Highways and Community Resilience, promise much.  But residents need to be aware, SCC does not have Read more…

Call for Surrey County Council to reinstate overnight street lighting

Vanity Project that Surrey Residents Cannot Afford

AS THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS BITES, RA-INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS  PROPOSE REFOCUSING YOUR FUND SURREY’S £100 MILLION TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE LEFT BEHIND In 2021 conservative County Councillor Mark Nuti announced that there was £100 million available for local communities and voluntary groups to bid for funding for local projects. The reality of Your Fund Surrey is that the fund does not rely on funds that the Council already has, but instead, SCC borrows the Read more…

Financial Leadership “Inefficient and Inept”

Government push to increase digital connectivity now means that both private land owners and local councils have very limited options to refuse permission