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Tandridge reports itself to housing regulator over electric tests
Tandridge Council has reported itself to Regulator of Social Housing after it failed to carry out mandatory electrical safety tests on its council homes. The district council, based in Oxted and covering Caterham, Godstone, Lingfield and Warlingham, announced its decision … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Caterham, Catherine Sayer, Lingfield, Oxted, Surrey, Tandridge, Tandridge District Council, Warlingham
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Tandridge, Reigate and Epsom councils could all be scrapped
Croydon’s neighbouring district councils could be merged into one county-wide, unitary Surrey authority, under plans expected to be unveiled in a government White Paper, reports PEARL LEE, our south of the borough correspondent Dozens of councils could be abolished in … Continue reading
Posted in Epsom and Ewell, Outside Croydon, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Epsom and Ewell, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Morgan McSweeney, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey County Council, Tandridge, Tandridge District Council, Tim Oliver, Tory
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Family let down by police and officials over 22-year-old’s death
An inquest into the death in Caterham last year of 22-year-old Hannah Aitken has found that she died after taking a poisonous substance which she ordered online from abroad. Paramedics who treated her were not carrying the antidote and had … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Care Homes, Caterham, Crime, Health, SEND, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Hannah Aitken, Leigh Day solicitors, Suicide, Surrey
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Surrey Police make arrest after stabbing at Whyteleafe pub
Surrey Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing in Whyteleafe last week. Police said they were called to the Whyteleafe Tavern at 5.30pm on Wednesday. The victim, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital with stab … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Surrey
Tagged knife crime, Police, Surrey Police, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe Tavern
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Coroner recommends dog restrictions after Caterham death
The death of a woman from South Croydon, killed by the dogs she was walking at a beauty spot near Caterham in January last year, could lead to greater restrictions on the number of animals any individual is allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, South Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, dogs, Gravelly Hill, Natasha Johnston, Surrey, Surrey Coroner's Court, Surrey Police, XL bully
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Call for strict controls after Epsom College shotgun murder
Inquest into the February 2023 killing of Emma Pattison and her daughter Lettie finds that their murderer had lied about his medical history when applying for his firearms licence A coroner has called on Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to introduce … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon High, Education, Schools, Surrey
Tagged Croydon High, Croydon High School, Emma Pattison, Epsom College
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Surrey council: Coulsdon road closures are down to Croydon
The simultaneous closures of Coulsdon Road for drainage works and Stites Hill Road for “traffic management” reasons, due to begin next week and last for a month, creating an “Iron Curtain” between south London and Surrey, are all a matter … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Caterham on the Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Stites Hill Road, Surrey, Surrey County Council, The Fox Coulsdon
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Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey
Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, Stites Hill Road, Surrey County Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Banstead Rotary Village Fair, Banstead High Street, July 6
Posted in Activities, Charity, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey
Tagged Banstead, Banstead Village Fair
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This is Tory Britain in 2024: ‘Sometimes you’ve got to be cruel’
ELECTION SKETCH: Beyond a Boundary is not only an excellent cricket book, but is what KEN TOWL did last night, going beyond Croydon, and beyond London, to see whether Labour’s candidate in Reigate really does have a sporting chance on … Continue reading
Croydon’s Tory MP confronted: ‘Why should we trust you?’
It is not just Croydon Labour who are in ‘special measures’ with their national party officials, as alarm bells are ringing at Conservative HQ over the election prospects of ‘Congo’ Chris Philp. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon Conservatives have … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Park Hill and Whitgift, Reigate and Banstead, Steve Reed OBE, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Tory, Waddon, Woodside
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Banstead Rotary Village Fair, Banstead High Street, July 6
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Banstead, Banstead Rotary, Surrey
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Owed £1,000 backpay, St Helier ambulance staff vote to strike
Staff who work in patient transfer ambulances for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over their employers’ failure to pay backpay. The GMB union, which represents the workers, has warned that … Continue reading
Chamber Mead wetlands promise fresh flow to the Hogsmill
The South East Rivers Trust is inviting local residents to come and celebrate the newly-created Chamber Mead wetlands with a day of family fun, activities and guided tours. The celebration day on Saturday April 20 will give nature lovers the … Continue reading
Drummond heads three-strong Tory list for Sutton and Cheam
EXCLUSIVE: Our investigations editor CARL SHILTON on the race in the Tory Party to replace Paul Scully as MP Councillor Tom Drummond, the leader of the Conservatives on Sutton Council, heads a three-person selection shortlist for the constituency where his … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chipstead, Elliot Colburn, Paul Scully MP, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Jed Dwight, Liberal Democrats, Paul Scully MP, Sutton and Cheam, Tania Mathias, Tom Drummond, Tory, Vince Cable
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Surrey cricket great Stewart announces retirement at The Oval
Alec Stewart, a Surrey cricket great, has announced this morning that he is to step down from his job as the county club’s director of cricket at the end of the year, after 11 years in the role. “Family comes … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Surrey, Surrey CCC
Tagged Alec Stewart, England, Surrey, Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey cricket, The Oval
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‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’: motorists warned over M25 closure
Motorists who might usually use routes through Croydon to or from Surrey and Kent are being advised to leave their vehicles at home and take the train ahead of this weekend’s roadworks on the M25 – the biggest closure of … Continue reading
Posted in Surrey, Transport
Tagged Chertsey, Cobham, Highways Agency, M25, M25 closure, Surrey
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Woldingham and Purley are placed on official flood alerts
After one of the wettest Februarys on record, the Government has tonight issued a flood warning for low-lying areas across the whole of south-east London, from the M25 at Caterham, through Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Carshalton Beeches, all the way … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment Agency, Flood warning, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, River Wandle, Surrey County Council, Tandridge, Woldingham
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Are you living next to a snake? Shocking figures on UK’s ‘pets’
There’s more chance of living next door to a snake in Croydon than in any other part of the country. Yep: not just your common or garden poisonous neighbour, but a full-on, potentially deadly, venomous snake could be living on … Continue reading
‘Crumbling concrete’ keeps Redhill’s Harlequin Theatre closed
A council-owned theatre in Redhill is to remain closed for an indefinite period because of “the extensive presence” of “crumbling concrete”, or RAAC – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. The Harlequin Theatre and cinema closed four months ago because of concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Theatre
Tagged Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead
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Community farm struggling, caught in a council no man’s land
Sutton Community Farm, just outside Wallington, is struggling for financial survival, saying that is running at a “significant loss”. Run as a co-operative, the farm has attracted 450 community shareholders since it was established in 2010. The farm receives most … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Gardening, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Surrey County Council, Sutton, Sutton Community Farm, Sutton Council, Wallington
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