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Redhill Station redevelopment. Have your say.
Solum (Network Rail and a housing developer) have put in new plans to build on the station car park right outside the station. Now 255 flats (none affordable), over five tower blocks, up to 15 storeys high. This would be the new highest building in Redhill. The new plans include a new bus stop by…
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Bio-diversity corridor in Hillford Place, Earlswood and Whitebushes.
We are delighted to showcase the work of residents in Hillford Place. The residents approached us as Councillors to support them in protecting the verge on one side of their road, and in finding ways to enhance it for wildlife. As a result, following advice from the Chair of Reigate Area Conservation Volunteers, they have…
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Introducing the New Watercolour Estate Community Centre
In the heart of Watercolour Estate in Redhill, a vision for community connection has blossomed. When the developers first proposed a new housing development behind Tesco’s in Watercolour, Cllr Steve Mckenna supported residents in calling for more than just houses. Residents wanted Watercolour to have a community centre, just as was promised when the original…
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Final week for submissions to Surrey’s Vision Zero consultation
We need you to help shape the future of road safety in Surrey. Making a Vision for Zero Road Deaths in Surrey a Reality Surrey County Council is running a consultation on its “Vision Zero” strategy until 24th March 2024, which aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Surrey’s roads by 2035. It contains…
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Widespread opposition to Gatwick’s new runway – examination stage underway
Gatwick Airport plans to more than double it’s current passenger numbers from around 33 million a year to between 75 and 80 million a year sometime next decade. The Gatwick Airport Northern Runway expansion project, six month examination stage, kicked off a on 28th Feb At the moment Gatwick has a main runway which serves…
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Million pounds of residents money wasted on questionable joint venture
1.1 Million of residents money lost by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
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About Us
East Surrey Green Party is the East Surrey arm of the national UK Green Party. We campaign for a fairer and greener Surrey. Our area covers the east Surrey borough of Reigate and Banstead, and the district of Tandridge. East Surrey Green Party also campaign for the, mainly overlapping, Westminister parliamentary constituencies of Reigate and…
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Surrey buses get a boost for 2025. But what then?
We’ve had years, if not decades of cuts on Surrey’s bus network, forcing many into cars, and others without them into taxis. Some will decide to stay home in isolation. In the last couple of years however we’ve seen a new innovation on our roads, Surrey Connect, or Digital Demand Responsive Transport (DDRT). Subsidised by…
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Greens Slam Refusal to Declare a Climate Emergency for the Third Time by Reigate and Banstead Borough Conservatives
On 1st February 2024, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s ruling Executive Councillors voted again to refuse calls to declare or even acknowledge a climate emergency. This is the third time refusal has been made by the Conservative Leadership and Executive since 2019, when Green Party councillors first called on the council to declare a climate emergency. Every…
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South East Transport report proves RBBC is not moving fast enough on Climate
After last week’s rejection for the THIRD time of the East Surrey Green Party’s motion for Reigate and Banstead Borough Council to declare a Climate Emegency, and after their pathetic justification that they ‘are moving fast enough’ a recent report, Transport for the South East State of the Region 2023 Report highlights two very clear…
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