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New Road for Tilgate Park

Councillors will be asked to approve a new access road linking Tilgate Park to the A23 and more car parking spaces at a meeting in February.

The plans – part of a £1m investment in the park – also include the resurfacing of the main car park and the installation of a pay and display system, as well as improvements to coach parking, new disabled parking areas, and safer pedestrian access around the toilet areas and into the park.

The plans will be debated by members of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission on the 10th February before the Cabinet makes a decision on the 12th.

If approved, Road construction would take place between September this year and April 2015.

Local Firms Benefit from Council Investment

Local Firms to Receive Council Backing

A Surrey County Council pledge to back local businesses could net local firms up to £60 million.

Contracts will be awarded through the Build Surrey website over the next two years

Primary school construction contracts are worth £50m due to the biggest school expansion programme in Surrey’s history, and an additional £10m is available through other council building and repair deals

Benefit Fraud

Benefit Fraudster Gets Community Punishment

A Three Bridges woman who falsely claimed over £23,000 in benefits pleaded guilty and Crawley Magistrates court and has been handed a community order

She’ll have to repay the money and was ordered to undertake 150 hours of community service

The leader of the council, Howard Bloom, said benefit fraud is something that the council takes very seriously