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SurreyLive — Surrey Newstoday Surrey Heath Borough Council's new leisure contracts will save £286k a year in VAT • The move comes following a landmark tribunal in 2023 that found VAT from council-provided leisure services can be fully recovered

SurreyLive — Wokingtoday Woking council set to 'lose control' of 1,300 houses as bankruptcy sell offs continue • Woking Borough Council set to sell its housing firm, offload its town centre regeneration projects - and buy its failing energy company in a debt swap

Epsom & Ewell Timestoday £125,000 for Surrey schools to tackle the impact of climate change • Surrey County Council is investing a further £125,000 to help schools across the county adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. • Schools can apply for grants of between £5,000

Guildford Dragontoday Letter: A 10 Per cent Limit on HMOs Is Sensible • From John Redpath former R4GV borough councillor In response to: We Need a Responsible Approach to the Problem of HMOs The 10 per cent limit mentioned in Veronica Mansfield’s letter seems sensible and is a percentage is used by other councils. • Take the planning policy of Bristol (a university city) for instance.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service RSStoday Surrey Fire and Rescue Service to support ambulance service amid COVID-19 response • Surrey firefighters are assisting their blue light partners, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), in the battle against COVID-19. • Five staff members have completed training delivered by SECAmb in preparation for their new temporary roles as Ambulance Assistants. • They have been upskilling their clinical care knowledge as well as some additional driving training so that

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service RSStoday Surrey to handle 999 calls for East Sussex • Surrey Fire and Rescue Service will take 999 calls for East Sussex from 2021. • The transfer of mobilising arrangements to Surrey was approved at a meeting of East Sussex’s Fire Authority today (Thursday 09 January 2020). • This follows the successful transfer of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s 999 calls to Surrey’s state of the

SurreyLive — Guildfordtoday New nature reserve to open in Surrey as part of 1,650 home urban village project • The nature reserve is expected to open later this year, and some may be surprised what sits right next to it

SurreyLive — Surrey Newstoday Backlash against proposed new location for Frimley Park Hospital as petition hits 13,500 signatures • The petition has amassed over 13,500 signees against plans

SurreyLive — Wokingtoday Bankrupt council to spend £131k to keep Woking Lightbox switched on • It was discovered the Woking gallery had been undercharged on its energy bills years

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Sun 28 Jun · The Lightbox Woking whats onEveryone No Life Without Death

Fri 3 Jul · The Lightbox Woking whats onEveryone Gallery Tours

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Sat 27 Jun · The Lightbox Woking whats onPrintmaking with Jo Boddy

Tue 23 Jun · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre whats onLittle Notes: 14mos-2.5yrs Summer Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 23 Jun 2026

Tue 23 Jun · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre whats onLittle Notes: 2.5-4.5yrs Summer Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 23 Jun 2026

Tue 23 Jun · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre whats onLittle Notes: 3-14mos Summer Term Pass Fun-filled music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers Tue 23 Jun 2026

Tue 23 Jun · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre whats onShort Stories, Tall Tales: Nana Hannah and Her Hats Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026

Tue 23 Jun · Yvonne Arnaud Theatre whats onTheatre Royal Windsor presents Noël Coward’s The Marquise A witty romantic comedy gets a vibrant 1930s twist! Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Sat 27 Jun 2026

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