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Despite Warning, County Council Makes Final Decision, No More RideLondon After 2021
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey will no longer host the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey (PRLS) cycling event after 2021. As expected, the decision was ratified by the county council cabinet…
Dragon Interview: University of Surrey Students on Student Life With Covid
Daniel Bushell is a law student at the University of Surrey but also a budding journalist. He wanted some work experience at The Dragon so we gave him the task…
Regional Covid Hospital Admissions and Surrey Deaths Jump Sharply
By Martin Giles Covid-related hospital admissions have doubled in the South East over the past fortnight, with the first Covid-related death at the Royal Surrey County Hospital since the middle…
Letter: Why Won’t Highways England Make This Clearly Dangerous Junction Safer?
From: Steve Grove In response to: No Agreement on Solution for Beechcroft Drive ‘Deadly Junction’ I have been visiting property in Beechcroft Drive from time to time for the past…
Switching Surrey’s 89,000 Street Lights to LED Costs £20m to Save £2m a Year
A £20 million conversion of all Surrey’s 89,000 street lights to energy-efficient LEDs has begun in Guildford borough. Lights in Surrey Heath and Waverley are also being changed as the…
Letter: Time to Move On to Managing Delivery of the Local Plan Strategic Sites
From Paul Spooner Conservative ‘independent’ borough councillor for South Ash & Tongham In response to: The Lack of Objective Testing in the Local Plan Beggars Belief and Despite Thousands of…
Free School Meals Row Rages in Guildford and Political Tempers Begin to Fray
By Martin Giles The political row over extending free school meal provision engulfed Guildford over the weekend. This morning, reports said the government, faced with dissent simmering among its own…
£10,000 Green Jump Surrey Home Grants Could Cut Your Energy Bills
Residents can reduce their energy bills with a new £10,000 “Green Jump Surrey” grant. Provided by central government and Surrey County Council, this gives eligible owner-occupied homes £10,000 to improve…
Technical Challenges of System Designs Hamper Making Internet Vote Secure in the UK
Secure and reliable internet voting is on the horizon. The UK’s foremost experts in electronic voting (e-voting) have published a paper that sets out the technological and societal challenges that…
Letter: Despite Thousands of Reasoned Objections, the Spooner Executive Forced Through a Disastrous Plan
From Ben Paton In response to: The Lack of Objective Testing in the Local Plan Beggars Belief Mr Lyons makes this point: “Without this form of Objective Testing [exploring different…
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Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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