Local Authority

Planning applications in Elmbridge from Monday December 8.

Taxis and minicabs in Elmbridge are set to become safer to use with new licence plates which are being introduced by the council.

Bigger square plates are being added to Hackney Carriages and private hire vehicles over the next year, as licences are renewed.

A Surrey County Councillor backs campaigners who are fighting to save recreational space in Walton.
Residents from Kings Road, Kings Close, Sidney Road, and members of Walton and District Allotment and Garden Sociaty launched a campaign to save the former walton Swimming pool site as plans were submitted by Elmbridge Council's estate department for 26 houses and 12 flats.

Walton North's new beat bobby has come up with an innovative way to get teenagers off the streets - by teaching them how to make music.

PC Melanie Sefton has spent the last month taking six 14-15 year olds to Molesey Youth Centre, in Ray Road, West Molesey, where the teenagers have been using a £45,000 recording studio to make a song.

Walton could lose a valued recreational space if Elmbridge Council pushes ahead with plans to build 38 homes.

An application by the council's estates department has been lodged with the planning department for 26 houses and 12 flats on the 1.97-acre site of the now demolished Walton swimming pool, in Kings Close, and the open space surrounding it.

Fears are growing that residential streets could become choked with shop worker's cars once the cost of all-day parking in town centres goes up.

Shop workers may be driven out of town centres once Elmbridge Council increases its the long stay parking charges on January 5, meaning annual season tickets will go up by about £200.

Elmbridge residents have been ranked as having the best quality of life in Great Britain by a building society survey.

The third annual Halifax Quality of Life Survey, which examines data from a range of sources, was published on Saturday November 22 with the borough of Elmbridge as top out of 150 other local authorities.

Walton Central councillor Chris Sadler is calling on all Elmbridge councillors to freeze their personal allowances.

Cllr Sadler, who leads the opposition Residents group, says if the council is trying to save 6% of its spending then members should set an example.

An incident involving a man who fell to his death at a boat yard is being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.

The man fell to his death on October 15 this year at Ditton Marine Services Ltd in Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, but died five days later in Kingston hospital.

Elmbridge Council is holding SHOUT! events for kids during the October half-term break.

Children can choose which activity appeals to them the most with the Play Days at Ansell Hall, Walton, and there will be a choice of sports including coached sessions on offer at Xcel Leisure Centre in Waterside Drive, Walton.