Woking and Surrey local news

  • Goldsworth Park Action Days.
    Fox and Flowerpot, Waitrose car park.GU21 3LG

    We are having Action days to help win Goldsworth Park.

    Do come along on :

    Saturdays, 10.30 Hours behind the Fox and Flowerpot, Waitrose car park.

    Sundays, 11:00 Hours behind the Fox and Flowerpot, Waitrose car park. NOT 31st March, Mother's Day!

    Contact James Sanderson 07956 227739

    Event: Mar 23, 2019 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Read More
  • Liberal Drinks
    Last Thursday Liberal drinks.
    The Sovereigns, Guildford Rd, Woking GU22 7QQ

    Liberal Drinks.

    "Last Thursday" Lib Dem club, all welcome. Social drinks and hot topics, last Thursday of the month, 7:30 pm.

    Next one at the Sovereigns, Woking town centre. (Parking behind pub)

    Come when you can, leave when you have to!

    Event: Mar 28, 2019 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Read More
  • Will Forster
    Surrey's continued use of High Cost interim staff
    By Will Forster.
    Lib Dems deplore Surrey's continued use of high cost interim staff
    Surrey County Council is advertising yet again for temporary staff with salaries in excess of £90,000. The latest job is for a Programme Manager to oversee the move from County Hall.
    Will Forster, Lib Dem County Councillor for Woking South, said:
    Article: Mar 6, 2019 Read More
  • EU Citizens in Woking face 60 mile round trip for Settled Status
    By Will Forster.
    EU Citizens in Woking face 60 mile round trip to register for Settled Status
    The Lib Dems and I have slammed the Conservative Government for their "hapless treatment" of European Union (EU) citizens after the Home Office released guidance on the new EU Settlement Scheme.
    The Home Office has confirmed that for the duration of the trial period, EU nationals applying to stay in the UK must either use an Android phone or travel to one of 13 'document scanning' centres instead.
    Article: Mar 6, 2019 Read More
  • Local Elections May 2019
    John Doran Goldsworth Lake Ian Lachowicz James Sanderson Ann-Marie Barker Rob Leach Louise Morales Ian Johnson Ellen Nicholson Norman Johns
    Gallery: Mar 4, 2019 Read More
  • Woking Canvassing team
    Resident Survey 2019
    14 questions

    Welcome to the 2019 Resident Survey, making your voice is heard.

    Survey: Mar 2, 2019 Read More
  • Ann-Marie Courts
    Woking Executive withheld part of grant requested by Citizens Advice
    By Ann-Marie Barker.

    More hoops for Citizens Advice to jump through

    Cllr Barker calls on Conservative Executive Leader to end vendetta

    Cllr Barker, Liberal Democrat Leader on Woking Council is saddened that the Council's Conservative Executive has come up with yet more hoops for our local Citizens Advice service to jump through to secure grant funding.

    Article: Feb 12, 2019 Read More
  • Lib Dems criticise move to 7-day property turnaround in Woking.
    By Ann-Marie Barker.

    Liberal Democrats criticise move to 7-day property turnaround

    Why set target council's own contractor doesn't meet?

    Liberal Democrats were surprised to see proposals to reduce a properties' exemption from Council Tax from 30 days to just 7 days. Currently a property is not charged Council Tax whilst empty for one month. Proposals going to this week's Council meeting are to reduce that to just one week.

    Article: Feb 12, 2019 Read More
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