Photo credit:  Tandridge District Council.  Photo shows the former Dormers Care Home in Foxon Lane.

Up to 20 new affordable net zero homes will be built on the site of a former care home in Caterham. 

Tandridge District Council has purchased Dormers in Foxon Lane from Surrey County Council.  The site has mostly remained vacant since 2016 other than temporary use as a Covid vaccination centre. 

Work will now begin on drawing up a planning application. The new homes will have solar panels, air source heat pumps and other green technologies.

Autistic people, their families and professionals are being invited to help West Sussex County Council make a better place for those with lived experiences of autism.

The council has launched a consultation, to gather information about people’s needs and their quality of life.

The findings will help inform a new autism strategy that aims to improve services

The consultation is open until the 16 December. Please see the West Sussex County Council website for more information about the consultation and how to take part.

A prolific drug dealer from Redhill has been jailed after being found guilty of supplying cocaine and Heroine in the Local area

29-year-old, Isaacs Anderson, was sentenced to five years in prison at Guilford Crown Court last Tuesday.

Anderson was arrested in May after officers carried out a warrant at his home address.

A subsequent search uncovered a number of mobile phones, multiple bags of cannabis and a large amount of cash in a shoebox.

A mother from East Grinstead claimed her family is being “penalised” by West Sussex County Council, as her autistic son has not been offered a place at a suitable school.

5-year-old, Max had to stay in nursery for an extra term, but can only remain there for one more term before he must start school.

His parents, Nirvana and Stevie claimed one of them will have to quit their job if Max is not offered a place at a specialist primary school by December.

West Sussex County Council said it was experiencing “significant pressure and demand” but had been “working closely with parents and nurseries” to address challenges.