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September 9, 2026

Plans to demolish Surrey animal rescue centre and build 82 homes in place

Good Morning Surrey — 2026-09-09

The animal rescue centre primarily cares for rescued greyhounds
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Plans to demolish Surrey animal rescue centre and build 82 homes in place

Plans to demolish Surrey animal rescue centre and build 82 homes in place

• The animal rescue centre primarily cares for rescued greyhounds

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Residents fear Surrey town's railway station could be 'de-prioritised' by once in a generation timetable revamp
SurreyLive — Surrey News · yesterday

Residents fear Surrey town's railway station could be 'de-prioritised' by once in a generation timetable revamp

• It is the first network wide timetable refresh for more than 20 years

Opinion: Setting the Record Straight on the Green Belt Assessment
Guildford Dragon · Local news · yesterday

Opinion: Setting the Record Straight on the Green Belt Assessment

• By George Potter Lib Dem borough, county and West Surrey Shadow councillor Much has been made, rightly so, of the recently published independent Green Belt Assessment (GBA) by Aecom, which was commissioned by Guildford Borough Council, and which shows that the vast majority of Guildford’s green belt is now to be considered “grey belt” under

Dangerous E Coli Levels Found in River Wey
Guildford Dragon · Local news · yesterday

Dangerous E Coli Levels Found in River Wey

• By Esme Campbell Swimmers in the River Wey face a higher risk of illness as tests show E.coli levels rocketed to over double the safe maximum in August.
• St Catherine’s swimming spot in Guildford contained 2.4 times the guideline figure for E coli bacteria, tests by the Trust and Water Rangers revealed.

Government to pay a chunk of Woking’s record debt
Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · 2 days ago

Government to pay a chunk of Woking’s record debt

• Crushing debt set to be inherited by hundreds of thousands of West Surrey residents will have a big chunk taken out of it after the Government officially began the process

The shake up of Epsom and Ewell’s local government: was it all a waste of time as Rayner puts pause on LGR elsewhere?
Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · 2 days ago

The shake up of Epsom and Ewell’s local government: was it all a waste of time as Rayner puts pause on LGR elsewhere?

• Surrey’s political leaders insist the replacement of the county’s 12 councils by two large unitary authorities remains on schedule.
• But a government review of local government reorganisation elsewhere in England

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A 7-metre stainless-steel Martian tripod sculpture by Michael Condron stands in Woking town centre, unveiled in 1998 to mark the centenary of The War of the Worlds.

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