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After a successful planning appeal, Churchill Retirement Living has been granted planning permission to build 26 brand new retirement apartments in the heart of Oxted.  The new development on Church Lane will be perfectly located just a short walk from the shops and amenities of the town centre, with excellent public transport links. In the…

Its Spring, and the year ahead looks more promising than the last.  However, there is a way to go and whilst the Government decide where to spend, they are also ensuring payback. So, as much as Spring and better days are on my mind, it is also a new Tax year and I write in…

With everyone desperate to get out and explore once the tighter lockdown rules relax, YMCA East Surrey’s Y2Y Challenge event could provide the perfect goal for this summer. The Y2Y North Downs Trek will take place on Sunday 25th July and follows the North Downs Way through beautiful Surrey countryside. With two choices of distance…

Action for Carers Surrey helps Surrey’s unpaid carers of all ages, with free information, practical help, emotional support, events, advice and more.  ACS’s free events give you a chance to relax or to get vital information. For now they’re on Zoom, so no need to leave home; April’s include mindfulness, yoga, and managing stress, plus…

Did you miss out on a place for this year’s London marathon again? If so, do not fear, Sight for Surrey has 4 places up for grabs at this year’s virtual race on Sunday 3rd October 2021, when 50,000 runners will have the chance to be part of the biggest marathon ever staged anywhere in…

To many people Easter is regarded as a time to think about spring lambs, Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs but to Christians Easter Sunday is the most important festival of the church’s year when we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus preceded in some churches by a week beforehand of special services. The Sunday before Easter…

Conservative Party members have chosen Lisa Townsend as their candidate for the upcoming Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner election on 6th May 2021. Lisa, who has lived in the county for 12 years with her husband Ben, has a background in strategic communications and was previously a parliamentary candidate. She beat former diplomat Robin Gwynn…

Tandridge District Council has been given three months to rescue its controversial local plan – which includes a  “garden community” in pristine Green Belt at South Godstone – with no guarantee of success. The official Government inspector appointed to scrutinise the proposed plan has written the council to give it what amounts to a stay…