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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.

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.

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Cheaper, Greener Electricity Rejected by Conservatives at RBC

Our Green Motion, proposed by Cllr Don Whyte, was defeated last night (Thursday 20 Oct) after a rather long Full Council meeting at Runnymede Borough Council.

New Surrey Lib Dem hits the ground running

Grateful residents have written to thank recently elected Lib Dem county councillor Harry Boparai for his work in helping to resolve two longstanding issues in his Division, Sunbury Common & Ashford Common.

GP “retirement time bomb” in Surrey revealed with 24% nearing retirement 

124 fully qualified GPs are over 55, 24% of total number in Surrey Heartlands area that covers most of Surrey. Lib Dems warn of GP "retirement time bomb" facing local communities with almost 1 in 4 heading towards retirement age. Will Forster, Leader of Surrey Lib Dems is calling for the Government to set out a clear plan to recruit more GPs in NHS workforce plan. The Liberal Democrats have warned of a "GP retirement time bomb," after new research by the party reveals almost one in four family doctors are nearing retirement age.

Woking Library to be revamped 

Earlier today, Lib Dem Councillor Will Forster was pleased to hear about Surrey County Council's plans to refurbish Woking's library.

Lib Dem pressure forces backtrack on highways funding

It is good news for Surrey residents that thanks to Lib Dem pressure the County Council seem to have changed their mind about cutting future expenditure on highway maintenance.

Surrey Police Crime Commissioner costs reach £3 million as officer numbers slashed

Surrey loses 39 community police officers since 2019 despite costs of Conservative Commissioner Surrey Commissioner pays three people to manage social media whilst crimes go unsolved Liberal Democrat Leader calls for Police and Crime Commissioners to be scrapped and the money put into front line policing An investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the true costs of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).