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Surrey in the News

Physically disabled adults are fighting eviction from the care home where they have lived for decades.

Express

Local News

SCC Leader Tim Oliver writes in the Farnham Herald about the future of walking and cycling routes in Farnham.

Farnham Herald

BBC Radio Surrey spoke to SFRS Station Commander Jo Crow yesterday evening to get a further update on the Frensham Common wildfire.

BBC Radio Surrey (starts at 3:23:27)

National News

Recyclers will be warned they may need to put less in their recycling bins as part of a government overhaul of waste disposal.

Daily Mail: Recycle LESS to cut down on waste: Ministers to launch drive to cut ‘wish-cycling’ - where people put items that cannot be reused in their green bins - so how many are you guilty of?

Analysis of government data shows more than 90 primary schools in England – many of them in cities and towns – are to close or are at risk of closure because they are more than two-thirds empty.

LBC: Nearly 100 primary schools 'at risk of closure' as birth rates fall and young families leave cities amid high living costs

Parents on universal credit will be able claim hundreds of pounds more to cover childcare costs from the end of June.

BBC: Universal credit childcare funding to rise 47% from June

Households with prepayment meters are being urged to make sure they have cashed in all their energy vouchers before the end of June.

BBC: People urged to cash in unused energy bill support vouchers

Longer lorries are now allowed on Britain's roads to enable more goods to be carried on fewer journeys.

Sky: Longer lorries allowed on Britain's roads despite fears over risks to pedestrians and cyclists

Food inflation in the UK fell in May after more than a year of sharp increases in the price of food.

Guardian: UK food inflation dips in May, raising hopes rate of price growth is slowing

Ministers are considering further vaping laws, such as a ban on colourful branding or flavours, to deter their sale to children amid calls for plain packaging to be extended to the products.

Guardian: UK ministers could ban flavoured vapes to deter sales to children

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that there were 36 electric cars on the road to every standard public charger last year, compared with 31 at the end of 2021.

Times: Electric car infrastructure creaks under demand £

Campaigners have blamed 20mph speed limits for record number of drivers being convicted for speeding.

Telegraph: Rise in 20mph limits blamed after record number of speeding offences £

A new workplace standard has been created to help businesses support employees experiencing menopause or menstruation.

Sky: New workplace standards for menopause and menstruation support are launched

Home Office civil servants are threatening potential strike action over the Government’s Rwanda deportation policy and small boats legislation.

Telegraph: Home Office staff threaten to strike over Rwanda deportation policy £