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Forensic report into how Woking went bust due to be published
WEB17 hours ago · The independent audit report into how Woking Borough Council (WBC) went bust is finally set to be published. Forensic accountants Grant Thornton were called in after the local authority went bust with debts set to hit £2.6 billion in June 2023. The council borrowed heavily from the Public Works Loan Board for investment and regeneration ...
New housing target for Woking aiming for hundreds more new …
WEBThe Government's latest housing target for Woking aims to bring hundreds more new homes a year than the previous goal, new figures show. Housing Secretary Angela Rayner will make local housing targets mandatory again, as she unveiled an overhaul of England's planning rules to help deliver Labour 's promise of 1.5m new homes by 2029.
Road closures: seven for Woking drivers over the next fortnight
WEBSep 23, 2024 · By Andrew Dowdeswell. 23 rd Sept 2024. SPREAD THE NEWS. Drivers in and around Woking will have seven National Highways road closures to watch out for this week. And one of them is expected to cause severe delays – with motorists facing a wait of at least 30 minutes. Another five will cause moderate delays of …
More than 4,632 over the age of 80 at risk of losing Winter Fuel ...
WEB4 days ago · Woking MP Will Forster has called on the new Government to “change course” in the face of new statistics. The latest statistics state that ministers must “protect vulnerable pensioners” with thousands at risk of having to choose between heating and eating this winter. Analysis of the new ...
Looking back on the standout stories of 2022 – January to March
WEBWhile 2022 could be declared with some certainty to be the start of post-COVID, it also brought its fair share of sadness as well as joys and triumphs. Thursday 5 th January 2023 6:28 pm. SPREAD THE NEWS. Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, visited The Lighthouse in Woking several times last year. In March, she played with youngsters when she ...
Multiple Woking heritage sites considered at risk
WEBIn total, there were 4,871 heritage buildings and sites across the country considered at risk. While the register saw 159 new additions over the last year, 203 sites were removed for positive reasons such as repairs done or the overall management has been improved. There were no Woking historic sites added to the register last year, but none ...
Woking start new season with comprehensive win
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Woking Rugby Club start new Surrey Counties Five season with comprehensive win against Raynes Park. Woking beat Raynes Park 64-7 in their opening Surrey Counties Five match of the season. Keihlan Watson scored four tries, and Charlie Goddard scored two tries. There was also a try apiece for captain Jacob Woods, Spencer Hudson and James Turner ...
Four years on: How the Covid-19 virus impacted Woking
WEBRivka Gottlieb, spokesperson for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, said: "Over 230,600 people have now died from Covid-19 in the UK, often in awful circumstances and with their loved ones unable to be at their side as they passed away.
The next steps for crisis-hit Woking council
WEBThe 14 guiding principles Woking Borough Council will adopt. 1 Fees and charges reviewed annually and adjusted for inflation, comparability, and competitiveness. 2 Vulnerable groups will be considered carefully. 3 Service level spend will be benchmarked regularly with a suitable peer group and proposals to align with the benchmark will be ...