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Jeremy Hunt condemns Government decision to allow gas drilling in rural Surrey

The Government has given permission for gas drilling to start in rural Surrey despite strong opposition from the local Conservative council and former minister Jeremy Hunt. Housing minister Stuart Andrew has approved plans for UK Oil and Gas to ...

09 Jun 2022 at 16:55

Vulnerable woman dead in flat for three years was ‘abandoned’, say family

The family of a vulnerable woman who lay dead in her flat for over three and a half years say she was “abandoned and left to die” by social and mental health services. Laura Winham, 38, was found in a “mummified and skeletal state” by her ...

27 Jan 2023 at 12:01

Council ‘failed to follow up concern for woman who lay dead in flat for years’

Surrey County Council failed to follow up on police concerns for the welfare of a vulnerable woman who lay dead in her flat for years, an inquest has been told. Laura Winham’s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, ...

30 Jan 2023 at 14:08

Environmental campaigner in Supreme Court fight over oil drilling

An environmental campaigner is staging a Supreme Court fight after objecting to the extension of oil drilling near Gatwick and raising concerns about the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. Sarah Finch, 59, has challenged Surrey ...

21 Jun 2023 at 14:17

Developers stop oil drilling in Surrey amid legal row after Supreme Court ruling

Developers have suspended oil extraction at a site in Surrey four months after the Supreme Court quashed its planning permission. Climate campaign group Friends of the Earth, which supported local activist Sarah Finch during ...

29 Oct 2024 at 17:23

Sadiq Khan hails ‘landmark decision’ as councils lose High Court Ulez challenge

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared he will press ahead with extending the capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) after five councils failed in their legal bid to stop him. He described the High Court judgment as a ...

28 Jul 2023 at 14:37

Coalition of councils launches legal challenge over Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion

Five Conservative-led councils said they have started a legal challenge over Sadiq Khan’s decision to expand London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez). The outer London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon, ...

17 Feb 2023 at 09:00

Boost for electric vehicle network as county to install 10,000 chargers by 2030

The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network will be boosted by the largest roll-out of on-street charging by a local authority. Surrey County Council and charge point provider Connected Kerb have announced a plan ...

23 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Councils lose High Court challenge against expansion of Ulez in London

A group of five Conservative-led councils have lost their High Court challenge against Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to expand the capital’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez). The outer London boroughs of Bexley, ...

28 Jul 2023 at 11:09

Supreme Court ruling is ‘massive vindication’, says campaigner who brought case

A Supreme Court ruling which says emissions created by burning fossil fuels need to be considered when granting planning permission for new drilling sites is a “massive vindication”, the campaigner who brought the ...

20 Jun 2024 at 12:00

Social services had concerns about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth

Concerns were raised about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth in 2013, with her parents known to social services as early as 2010, it can now be reported. Details from previous family court proceedings ...

12 Dec 2024 at 15:42

Environment group set to make new arguments to coal mine inquiry inspector

An environmental campaign group says it aims to present new arguments to a planning inspector who oversaw an inquiry into proposals to open a deep coal mine in Cumbria. Friends of the Earth says a ruling by ...

18 Feb 2022 at 18:25

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