27 September 2024

• Battery storage site approved in green belt field
  The site will provide standby, emergency electricity for the National Grid when demand is high.
• MP calls for new university for film industry
  Lincoln Jopp says he wants Spelthorne to be a place to develop skills for the British film industry.
• Council must find £4m per year for borrowing interest
  Surrey Heath Borough Council's leader described a £4m variance in the budget as “completely wacko”.
• Leisure centre set to reopen after £50m revamp
  Eclipse Leisure Centre in Staines-upon-Thames is set to open its doors in a matter of weeks.
• Play areas and allotments handed over to council
  Green spaces and a community hall will be handed over to a Surrey council by housing developers.
• Witness appeal after motorcyclist dies on M25
  Kent Police says the motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, died at the scene.
• Council wants banking hub after branch closures
  The council believes people in Leatherhead and Dorking are being left without access to banking.
• Dorking Halls refurbishment to continue in 2025
  With the venue due to reopen in December, councillors have set aside £6m for refurbishment in 2025.
• Man arrested over rail terror message hack
  A man who works for the company which provides some wi-fi services has been arrested.
• Surveys start at Raac theatre a year after closure
  Campaigners say it has been "a year of being told to wait for more information".
• Fire station redevelopment to start next month
  The council-funded upgrade of Reigate Fire Station will see new bays being built for fire engines.
• Drivers warned of M25 diversion route through ULEZ
  Drivers are being warned to follow diversion signs in order to avoid charges during the closures.