Community Speed Watch in Virginia Water
Karin Rowsell, the LibDem candidate for Virginia Water, has been at the heart of setting up the Community Speed Watch down Stroude Road in Virginia Water.
28 Mar 2023
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Our Promise to You 2023
Communication We will regularly communicate with local residents using newsletters and email to provide updates of Runnymede...
11 Mar 2023
Our Promise to You 2023
Communication We will regularly communicate with local residents using newsletters and email to provide updates of Runnymede...
11 Mar 2023
Our Promise to You 2023
Communication We will regularly communicate with local residents using newsletters and email to provide updates of Runnymede...
11 Mar 2023
Runnymede Conservatives Reckless Borough Spending
The Conservative Administration of Runnymede Borough Council, with the support of an Ottershaw Independent Councillor, pushed through an unbudgeted spend of £170K to recruit a second Assistant Chief Executive at the December Corporate Management committee, held on 15th December. This is at a time when the Council's budget is under severe pressure.
20 Dec 2022
Longcross Garden Village Station Car Park Refusal
The application to approve the Railway Station car park for Longross Garden Village was refused by the Runnymede Planning Committee last night. The application has been a long saga with a change to its location (to 300m away from the station entrance), dating back to 2020. The grounds for refusal sited safety as Surrey Police had stated that the original location at the station entrance met the criteria of being "as close to the facility for which they are designed as possible….providing natural surveillance across the site from other travelers and railways staff on the nearby platforms." The majority of the Planning Committee felt that the proposed location was too far away from the entrance to meet this requirement. Concerns were also expressed about the lack of a drop off facility near the station as well as having only 3 disabled spaces for an eventual population of about 5000 people.
15 Dec 2022
Surrey County Council News
Surrey Lib Dems vote against controversial plans for new school site
Lib Dem members of the Planning & Regulatory Committee on Surrey County Council were among those who voted against the controversial plans to replace Reigate Priory Junior School with a new build within the grounds of the county council's own headquarters at Woodhatch Place on Cockshot Hill, Reigate.
23 Feb 2023
More than 150,000 cars in Surrey at risk of ULEZ fines this summer
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found there are a staggering 1.6 million cars in areas surrounding London which are not ULEZ compliant, including 157,338 in Surrey. Commuters, including key workers such as teachers, nurses and police officers driving into London from areas like Surrey are unable to access car scrappage schemes despite ULEZ being expanded to outer London in August, and will be forced to pay ULEZ charges every day for travelling to work.
20 Feb 2023
Surrey Lib Dems support call for Carers’ Minimum Wage as vacancies spiral to over 3,500
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a higher minimum wage for care workers in Surrey to tackle chronic staff shortages in social care.
9 Feb 2023
Lib Dems call for more spending on roads in Surrey budget
- County Council criticised for sitting on £150 million in reserves whilst roads crumble
7 Feb 2023
Police Community Support Officers in Surrey cut by 35
The number of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on the streets has fallen dramatically by 29.1% since 2015.
3 Feb 2023
Lib Dems highlight £2 bus offer doesn't help many in Surrey
Up until 31 March 2023 residents in some areas of Surrey will benefit from the Government's bus fare cap scheme, which means that a single bus journey will cost no more than £2.
6 Jan 2023