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Category: Local Interest

Effingham Residents Association (EFFRA)

Footpath 75 to remain open

Posted on5 September 2018AuthorHarry2 Comments

Today, 5 September 2018, at a meeting of Surrey County Council and Mole Valley, the application for limited closure of Footpath 75 by the Howard of Effingham School was rejected. This means the footpath will remain open. Five residents spoke Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

getSURREY

Howard of Effingham School wants to close public footpath after ‘threats to staff and students’

Posted on5 September 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Howard of Effingham School has made an application for a limited closure of the footpath 75, as reported in

CategoriesLocal Interest

getSURREY

More green belt sites proposed for Guildford Local Plan after inspector says additional housing needed

Posted on28 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

The local executive of Guildford Borough Council is due to consider changes to the draft Local Plan as requested by the Planning Inspector, which will result in more houses being built on the Green Belt. Read the full GetSurrey article Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Heritage Open Days

Heritage Open Days 15 September

Posted on28 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Eight properties in Effingham and Little Bookham will be opening this year for Heritage Weekend on Saturday 15th September. EFFRA road wardens will be delivering the leaflet below through residents’ doors over the next week and it will be available Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest, What's on?

BBC News England

Surrey chief constable writes about traveller camps

Posted on27 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Surrey’s chief constable has written an open letter addressing people’s “anger” in the wake of an “unprecedented” number of illegal traveller camps. Effingham suffered a couple of invasions last year on Effingham Common and KGC Playing Fields. Read the full Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

Daily Mail

Michael Connors Funeral

Posted on24 August 201826 August 2018AuthorHarry2 Comments

Effingham resident, Michael Connors, who was killed on 28 July whilst driving a horse-drawn buggy, as reported

CategoriesLocal Interest

getSURREY

Guildford planning officers ‘failing residents’, tweets council leader

Posted on22 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Council Leader, Paul Spooner, admits that planning officers are disgracefully letting down residents Read the full article in GetSurrey here

CategoriesLocal Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Effingham Eye: A Parish Council Meeting To Forget

Posted on17 August 2018AuthorHarry3 Comments

Chris Dick writes in the Guildford Dragon about recent events in and around Effingham: including the latest parish council meeting, the closure of the coffee bar in The Street, the return of a historic book, some updates on EVRT, and Continue Reading

CategoriesLocal Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Letter: Planned Property Development at Effingham Will Cause Problems

Posted on13 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

Jeremy Palmer letter to the Guildford Dragon highlights the problems that will be caused by the recently approved development in Effingham, and the lack of car parking at local train stations. Read the full letter here

CategoriesCorrespondence, Local Interest

The Guildford Dragon News

Keeping Wisley Settlement in the Local Plan ‘Would Not Be Sound’, Claim Campaigners

Posted on10 August 2018AuthorHarryLeave a comment

The Wisley Action Group claim, after receiving legal advice, that keeping the former Wilsey Airfield in the Guildford Local Plan would cause considerable harm to the Green Belt, and would be contrary to the recent decision by the Secretary of Continue Reading

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