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Surrey in the News
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition opposing the closure of a care home for disabled adults in Surrey.
BBC News
Local News
Talks aimed at removing two unsightly electricity pylons from the playing fields of Waverley Abbey Junior School in Tilford have collapsed after a gruelling six-year legal battle involving various stakeholders.
Farnham Herald
A mile-long footpath criss-crossing Farnham Park from Nutshell Lane in Upper Hale to Bear Lane in central Farnham is to be repaired and restored – with works starting on June 5.
Farnham Herald
Firefighters were called to Chertsey on Thursday (May 25) after a fire broke out above a shop.
SurreyLive
SFRS Group Commander Paul Ginty spoke to BBC Radio Surrey yesterday to discuss the fire that broke out in Chertsey.
BBC Radio Surrey (starts at 3:08:35)
People living close to an unauthorised encampment in Guildford have called on authorities to provide more sites for Travellers.
SurreyLive
The self-storage building in Byfleet that burnt down last Friday (May 19) was “fully compliant with fire safety regulations” and had up-to-date certification, according to the company in charge of the site, Access Self Storage.
SurreyLive
A Surrey councillor who lost her family antiques in the Byfleet Access Self Storage fire said she has "nothing to pass on to anybody" after the devastating fire.
SurreyLive
National News
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has warned that there is ‘no oversight’ into Levelling Up spending in a report published today.
Politics Home: Government Has "No Proper Oversight" Of Levelling Up Spending, Committee Chair Warns
Woking Borough Council has seen the appointment of government commissioners due to financial concerns.
Guardian: Ministers step in at Woking council as debts forecast to reach £2.4bn
Competitively priced fixed energy deals are due to return to the market in light of the fall in the energy price cap.
Guardian: Ofgem energy price cap cut expected to revive switching of suppliers
250,000 additional homes would be needed in the UK to accommodate additional migration figures, a report by Investec has claimed.
Telegraph: Britain needs to build an extra 250,000 houses just for migrants, say analysts (£)
The highest levels of congestion on UK roads since 2019 is expected this weekend according to the RAC, with traffic likely to peak on Friday afternoon when leisure trips and commuting coincide.
Guardian: Busy roads and airports expected over late-May UK bank holiday weekend
Parents of children who died after being exposed to harmful content online have criticised delays to the Online Safety Bill.
Times: Parents hit out at delays to bill to protect children from online content (£)
Patients should be given experimental drugs by their GPs to speed up access to new medicine, a new government commissioned report has found.
Telegraph: GPs urged to trial experimental drugs on patients (£)
