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A group of Conservative-led councils has told the High Court it believes that the Mayor of London does not have the power to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
SurreyLive
SCC Leader Tim Oliver writes in the Farnham Herald about proposed investments in Farnham and how this relates to the eventual creation of a traffic-free town centre.
Farnham Herald
Master Park in Oxted will receive £1,860,000 for a new pavilion thanks to a successful application to the Your Fund Surrey Community Project Fund.
Susy Radio
Half price bus travel is now available for all young people aged 20 and under who live in Surrey.
Susy Radio
National News
The Government’s expansion of free childcare for working parents in England may not be delivered universally due to capacity issues, councils have warned.
Independent: Expansion of free childcare may not be delivered universally, councils warn
More councils could be at risk of insolvency over the coming months as local authorities in England struggle to fill a £3 billion funding black hole caused by inflationary costs and soaring demand for services, local leaders have said.
Guardian: Local councils in England at risk of insolvency over £3bn funding black hole
Up to 8,000 Afghans who came to the UK seeking asylum after the Taliban seized power are at risk of becoming homeless, councils have warned.
Channel 4 News: Councils warn thousands of Afghans who came to UK after Taliban seized power could become homeless
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove says council staff should not be working four-day weeks, in answer to a question asked of him at the LGA Annual Conference.
ITV Online: Michael Gove calls for end to four-day week trial
A council has started legal proceedings against the owners of a hotel which is due to house asylum seekers.
Sky News Online: Carmarthenshire County Council launches legal proceedings over hotel due to house asylum seekers
Britain’s lead public health body has a staggering lack of control over billions of pounds of spending, and there is no plan for stockpiling vaccines or personal protective equipment for a future pandemic, an MPs’ report has found.
Guardian: MPs criticise ‘staggering’ failures at UK Health Security Agency
Taking action to improve social care should be a higher government priority than boosting the NHS workforce to address health service challenges, according to new polling for the NHS Confederation.
Times: Public want action on social care to tackle NHS ills (£)
As the NHS marks its 75th anniversary, analysis by Sky News finds that healthcare inequalities are getting wider, with stark regional differences.
Sky News Online: NHS at 75 - The parts of England with the highest and lowest life expectancies as figures reveal health postcode lottery
Doctors want the “dangerous” drink driving limit to be tightened so people can no longer get behind the wheel after a pint of beer or glass of wine.
Times: Doctors demand tighter drink-driving limit (£)
Many schools in England are likely to close today, as teachers walk out again over pay.
BBC Online: School disruption as NEU members walk out again in England
Water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers and seas via their storm overflows more than 300,000 times last year, according to new data presented to the High Court.
Guardian: Water firms discharged raw sewage 300,000 times last year, court hears
The Government should subsidise safe e-bikes to combat the risks posed from unregulated batteries, an industry figure has said.
Sky News Online: Call for government to fund safe e-bike subsidies after battery fire
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