Author: EFFRA

The Surrey Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says the London Mayor’s commitment to build more affordable housing means the pressure is off locally. Read more here

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are undertaking a public consultation on a 5.3% precept increase in the Council Tax, to pay for services, whilst efficiency savings come into force in the medium term. The recent Government Continue Reading

Martin Giles of the Guildford Dragon presents his opinion of Sir Paul Beresford’s question last week on Guildford’s Local Plan and Green Belt protection, as reported here. The article can be read here

Can anyone help solve an intriguing village mystery? Two sports cups have been found at a property in Guildford belonging to the Diocese. When cleaned up they proved to be two cups for the Effingham Sports Day held in the Continue Reading

Paul Spooner, who is leader of Guildford Borough Council, has responded to Sir Paul Beresford’s question that he raised at Prime Ministers Question Time on 20 December 2017, as reported in yesterday’s article. Read the full article here

Sir Paul Beresford, the MP for Mole Valley, raised at Prime Ministers Question Time, 20 December 2017, the question of whether Local Authorities should not build on the Green Belt as proposed by Guildford Borough Council’s Local Plan, but rather Continue Reading

Chris Dick reports in the Guildford Dragon on various events that have been occurring in Effingham during the last month. Read the full article here

The Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government has decided to delay the decision on the appeal APP/Y3615/W/16/3151098 by Berkley Homes & Howard of Effingham into refusal of planning application 14/P/02109, because Guildford Borough Council has submitted Continue Reading

Effingham Parish Councillor, James Nicholls, appeared in Staines Magistrates Court today, 18 December 2017. He had earlier attended Guildford Magistrates Court on 26 September 2017, following an incident on Friday 25 August, on the King George V Playing Fields, when Continue Reading

Kristen Spours, a Howard of Effingham Effingham pupil wowed Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on This Morning when she was invited to ice skate on the December 12 show. Read more here