You would think that one of the prime responsibilities for a council is to communicate with its residents and yet, at the Full Council Meeting of Runnymede Borough on 4th March 2021, a document was signed off by the Conversative administration that commits to minimal engagement with residents who live in Runnymede.
A four week consultation has been launched by Surrey County Council (SCC) to gather local information on the usage of the A320 between Chertsey & Woking. Whether you are a motorist, cyclist or pedestrian you can add your experiences & comments, which will help to shape the final design. Click here to have your say: https://a320.commonplace.is/?utm_campaign=launch... There will be a further consultation exercise in the Spring after SCC publish their preferred design.
After a Lib Dem request to the Chief Executive of Runnymede Borough Council, we are please to see that parking charges have been suspended at the Library Car Park in Chertsey (next to the River Bourne gym), whilst the Covid-19 vaccine rollout is being carried out at Chertsey Hall.
Local updates Runnymede now has the 4th lowest case rates in Surrey and case numbers are slightly lower than the Surrey average - numbers are falling across Surrey's 11 boroughs (last week Runnymede had the 5th lowest rates) Surrey case rates are now below the national average but hospital beds are still very limited - when case numbers fall, there is usually a delay of about two weeks before admission rates stop rising Surrey's data dashboard shows which areas have highest rates across Surrey and compares these to England Rate per 100,000 people (Last 7 days, up to 21/01/2021) Runnymede: 317.6 (Last week: 450) Surrey: 376.8 (Last week: 526.9), England: 402.1 (Last week: 506.2)
Vaccine update from Surrey Heartlands:
Taylor Wimpey is inviting interested members of the public to an online consultation event. Date: Thursday 7th January 2021
The Tory Leader of Surrey County Council this week used his statement at the head of the full council meeting on 11 October to admit that "we have let some people down." His comments referred to the chaos in the Home to School transport service that organises travel for mainstream and special needs pupils, which had prompted a series of questions from Members to find out what had gone wrong.
Burglars 'run riot' in Surrey as just 2.10% of home burglaries result in a charge
The Guildford Liberal Democrats have uncovered new evidence which reveals Surrey could face even more oil and gas exploration, including fracking.
The number of people who have seen an NHS dentist in Surrey has plummeted in recent years, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
"We are all deeply mourning the profound loss of a great monarch who served our country so faithfully all her life and who was loved the world over.
Liberal Democrats demand urgent scrutiny of Conservative appointment of outspoken councillor Ayesha Azad to oversee Surrey County Council's billion pound budget.
