Flooded homes won’t have to pay council tax for three months under a new plan drawn up by Surrey County Council.
2,000 homes are covered by the scheme which will cost the county council around £750,000 and will save the flood victims around £500 on their annual bill.
It’s not certain how much money Surrey will actually get from the central government but much of this sum will be recouped from the Government’s £4 million fund to help flooded families which will be shared out across the country.
A missing Crawley girl has been found safe and unharmed.
Chloe Hammond, 16, who had last been seen at home on Saturday morning, was found safe and unharmed in Crawley shortly after 9am yesterday (Sunday 9th March)
Sussex Police would like to thank local people for their help.
Children, especially those over four of from a minority ethnic background are still waiting to be adopted in Surrey
This is despite the 34% national increase in adopters and a record 15% rise in adoptions between 2012-2013
If you are be interested in adoption then contact the Surrey adoption team at adoption@surreycc.gov.uk
Gillingham eased their relegation fears with a late winner against Crawley Town.
The result meant that the Reds are now in 16th place in League One, just 4 points above the drop zone.
Elsewhere, Redhill lost 2 nil at Burgess Hill Town but Merstham enjoyed a good 3 – 2 win at Kiln Brow against Leatherhead.
And South Park beat Ash United 1 nil at home, while Horley Town went down 2 nil at Camberley Town.
Surrey County Council could be in line for extra road repair cash as a government reward for giving taxpayers value for money.
From next year, councils that prove they spend highways funding efficiently are set to get a bigger share of the country’s £200 million annual roads maintenance budget under plans recently launched by the Department for Transport (DfT).
Surrey County Council was highlighted as one of two good examples of an efficient roads authority when the DfT announced the proposals earlier this year.