Do you know someone, or a local group, who litter-picks their local area, makes a special contribution to conserving the borough’s landscape or works hard to improve the local environment for the benefit of everyone? Then why not nominate them for a Love Where You Live Award?

Merstham resident Martin King has taken advantage of Surrey County Council’s online ePetition service to call for urgent road repairs on Delabole Road in Merstham.

The next Merstham Police Neighbourhood Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday 15th September at 7.30pm in the Merstham Community Facility, 44 Portland Drive.
The Merstham Neighbourhood Panel is your opportunity as residents to meet with your Local Councillors, Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team and other Local Representatives to discuss issues or concerns you may have.

Merstham parents can now submit 2011 school places applications online for local Surrey school.
Parents have until the 31 October 2010 to apply for secondary schools places or until the 15 January 2011 for primary, infant and junior schools places.

Merstham’s councillors are holding their monthly open residents surgery on Saturday 4th Sept from 10 to 12 at the Merstham Community Facility, 44 Portland Drive.

Surrey County Council leader Dr Andrew Povey has pledged £1 million towards improving the county’s roads in response to residents’ feedback.
Each of the 11 local committees will be asked how and where the extra money should be spent, enabling residents to influence what improvements are carried out in their communities.

Surrey residents wishing to raise an issue or concern or have your views heard on a council matter or policy, can now create and sign “No.10” style ePetitions online via the Surrey County Council Website

Merstham Police is warning local residents to be on their guard after a woman was nearly scammed out of £5,000 by a man claiming to be collecting for charity.

The next Merstham Police Neighbourhood Panel meeting will be held on Wednesday 14th July at 7.30pm in the Merstham Community Facility, 44 Portland Drive.
The Merstham Neighbourhood Panel is your opportunity as residents to meet with your Local Councillors, Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team and other Local Representatives to discuss issues or concerns you may have.

The new Government has made key announcements in the past few weeks which have started to shift the balance of power in local planning decisions back towards local residents.