Work starts on revamped Brook Road Open Space playground
Youngsters in Merstham will soon be able to benefit from a new and improved playground at Brook Road Open Space. Work to install the new play equipment is set to start on Monday 8 March 2010 and will be complete just in time for the Easter holidays.
Full Story »Merstham Councillors Open Surgery – Sat 6th March 10-12
Merstham’s councillors are holding their monthly open residents surgery on Saturday 6th March from 10 to 12 at the Merstham Community Facility, 44 Portland Drive.
Full Story »Sport Relief comes to Battlebridge – Sunday 21 March
The Battlebridge Sports Ground is set to host one of Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile events on Sunday 21 March and is calling on local people to show their support and sign up to take part.
The event in Battlebridge Lane, Merstham, will feature one, three and six mile routes to raise money for Sport Relief.
Yellow lines proposed to stop A23 Junction Parking
Reigate & Banstead Local Committee on Monday 1st March will consider recommends to add double yellow lines around the key junctions onto the A23 in Merstham. Current irresponsible parking has lead to a regular number of accidents where drivers pulling out of side roads such as Station Road North have been unable to view on-coming traffic due sight lines being blocked by parked cars.
Full Story »Proposed changes to A23 Cycle Lane Parking
Merstham Councillors are looking for residents views on Surrey County Council’s proposals for changes to the parking and cycle lane on the bridge over the M25 in Merstham.
Full Story »Proposed Wells Place parking controls to end lorry parking
After years of regular disturbance for residents living close to Wells Place in Merstham, proposed overnight parking controls may bring the end to sleepless nights.
Parking controls are now proposed to restrict all parking from Monday to Sunday, 7.00pm to 8.00am
Councillors call for planning decisions to be kept local
Councillors are being asked for their views on the Government’s proposals for a central Infrastructure Planning Committee (IPC), that would take away current local planning powers to decide on large infrastructure projects in their area such as new runways, railways, roads or power stations.
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