Since 1996 residents of Oaklands Park, Earlswood, Redhill, have been seeking to address an evident unfairness in the Council Tax banding applied in 1993. Successive leaderships of the local Residents Associations have engaged with my…
The Summer timetable 2024 comes into effect from Sunday 2 June 2024. The summary below describes the changes but, as with all timetable changes, customers are encouraged to check and plan their journeys using a journey planner such as at…
Yesterday I was given the opportunity, alongside other MPs, to speak at the Hearing for an order to grant development consent for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Project, Gatwick’s second runway. This has been a contentious proposal…
Details on changes to Great Northern, Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services from next Monday 6 May to Saturday 11 May 2024 inclusive, because of industrial action by ASLEF: The most affected day will be Tuesday 7 May when a…
As previously confirmed, the next closure of the M25 will take place from 9pm on Friday 10 May to 6am on Monday 13 May. However, the closure will actually be between Junctions 8 and 10 on the M25 in both directions, rather than Junctions 9…
When do polling stations open? What if I’ve lost my poll card? Can I take my children? Here’s a guide, answering the most common questions asked around polling day.
This morning I had a very positive introductory discussion with the recently appointed new CEO of Citizens Advice Reigate and Banstead, Lynn Hannah. Lynn brings to the role a wealth of relevant experience in the voluntary sector, including…
Nominations for the Reigate and Banstead Volunteer Awards 2024 have opened today (18 April). We call upon residents, community groups, and voluntary organisations to nominate anyone who deserves recognition.
The railway between Redhill and Tonbridge will reopen on Monday 15 April after Network Rail's engineers completed emergency landslip repairs at Bough Beech, near Edenbridge in Kent.
Crispin Blunt MP supports cross-party letter to the Attorney General requesting the Government urgently release the legal advice that they have received from its own lawyers stating that Israel has breached international humanitarian law…
The line between Tonbridge and Redhill will be closed until at least the 15th of April and possibly beyond, to allow Network Rail to undertake urgent repairs to the embankment that carries the railway.
Redhill is bucking the national trend with a significant increase in the number of visitors to the town centre since Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s new leisure development, The Rise opened in June 2023.
The search is on for the Young Market Trader of the Year 2024 and Redhill is set to host one of the local heats of this national competition on Saturday 22 June.
The election will take place on 2 May at the same time as local elections in some boroughs and districts. There’s a few new changes voters need to be aware of.
Funding secured by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, Surrey Police and Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend, is bringing together local organisations, businesses and residents to address crime and antisocial behaviour …
National Highways is delivering the M25 Junction 10 Upgrade scheme which is due to finish in the summer of 2025. As part of this work there is a need to replace a number of bridges spanning the M25 and A3 around Junction 10. These works…
Due to high demand, Surrey and Sussex Police are expanding their monthly webinars about Cyber Security and Online Fraud. For further information and to register for upcoming webinars please see the following link: Online Safety and Cyber…
Surrey Police are thrilled to announce a series of FREE monthly webinars on Cyber Security, spearheaded by their dedicated Protect Officer from the Surrey and Sussex Police Cyber Crime Unit!
As Southern Water responds to customer demand to go further and faster with service improvements and investment in new infrastructure, and in the face of ongoing economic pressures, household bills for water and waste are set to increase…
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is asking householders to go greener by going paperless with their Council Tax bills. The new service is open to everyone and those who sign up before 22 February will start to make a difference…
Due to strike action there will be no trains on the vast majority of the GTR network on Tuesday 30 January. The only services that will be operating are: A limited, non-stop, shuttle service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport
Due to engineering work there will be changes to trains operating on the Brighton Main Line between Gatwick Airport / Reigate / Redhill and East Croydon this coming weekend, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 January.
I was disappointed to learn that the application for the installation and operation of Duxhurst Solar Farm was granted following a planning committee meeting on the 13th December 2023. Neither myself nor other interested parties such as…