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24-05-2025
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Elmbridge invites residents to climate panel
People living in a Surrey district will be invited to shape their local authority's policy on climate change. Elmbridge Borough Council in Esher is setting up a climate change citizens' panel, after declaring a climate emergency in 2019. Letters will be sent to randomly selected households representing the area's demographics. The board will be made up of 22 people selected from those who respond. The panel will meet five times between June and October, discussing ideas and hearing from climate experts, before coming up with a series of recommendations for the council. Ashley Tilling, portfolio holder for climate change, environmental services, and sustainability, said: "The panel will complement other climate action engagement work across the borough, including community conferences, school engagement, and events. "This is a great opportunity to hear from our diverse community and will play an instrumental role in shaping our local response to climate change, creating a healthier and more sustainable future for all." Follow BBC Surrey on Facebook, on X. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Up to £5,000 available for environmental projects Action fund launched to help tackle climate change Tree planting event aims to create new habitats Council to deter wood burning after Defra funding Solar panel buying scheme deadline extended Funding extended to help with rising cost of living Elmbridge Borough Council
BBC News
24-05-2025
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Elmbridge Borough Council invites residents for climate panel
People living in a Surrey district will be invited to shape their local authority's policy on climate Borough Council in Esher is setting up a climate change citizens' panel, after declaring a climate emergency in will be sent to randomly selected households representing the area's board will be made up of 22 people selected from those who respond. The panel will meet five times between June and October, discussing ideas and hearing from climate experts, before coming up with a series of recommendations for the Tilling, portfolio holder for climate change, environmental services, and sustainability, said: "The panel will complement other climate action engagement work across the borough, including community conferences, school engagement, and events."This is a great opportunity to hear from our diverse community and will play an instrumental role in shaping our local response to climate change, creating a healthier and more sustainable future for all."
BBC News
15-05-2025
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Survivor describes River Thames before fatal rowing accident
A survivor of a rowing accident on the River Thames in which an experienced rower died said he had never seen conditions like 11 October, 68-year-old Peter Lawson was swept down the Little Grey Weir near Sunbury Lock in Surrey after his boat capsized and broke in two - his body was found nine days Grey told Woking Coroner's Court on Thursday that the water near the weir was "incredibly fast-flowing" and they were "being sucked down the river".Another crew member, Ashley Tilling, said you would not expect the weir to be open and described how he was "fully immersed" and "quaking" after their boat capsized. Mr Tilling said both rowers "would err on the side of caution", but the group of four still got into difficulty on their return trip from Weybridge Rowing Club towards said he became aware the boat was drifting towards the weir and that when the boat capsized the four-man crew grabbed the ropes of said a cruiser, which he later discovered had sunk two weeks before, had Tilling added: "It was quite spooky to see this cruiser emerging. I think it may have affected the [water] flow that end." In a statement, the crew's coach Alice Leake described how she shouted a warning when she saw the boat drift towards the weir. She tried to rescue the four men but her own boat became submerged and she went down the weir and was knocked Grey said another boat had gone out earlier and did not report any crew also assessed the water flow and their club's risk assessment was at yellow. The Environment Agency's "red board" for the stretch was at red, but Mr Tilling said experienced crews could go out in those Environment Agency is also expected to give evidence at the inquest is scheduled to continue on Friday.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
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Missed bins improvement after 'fairly dire' months
Bin collection services in parts of Surrey have improved after some "fairly dire" recent months, a councillor said. A shared waste collection service for Elmbridge, Mole Valley, Surrey Heath and Woking councils met its targets for the rate of missed collections in December, having missed the target for some areas in previous months. But the councils' joint waste collection services committee heard on Thursday some areas fell short against other targets, including for repeated or unrectified targets. Meeting chair councillor Ashley Tilling said the improvement was "great to see" after "it was fairly dire in September and October". The service, run by contractor Amey, missed 73 of every 100,000 collections in Mole Valley in December, below the target rate of 80. In October, it missed 218 of every 100,000 collections in the district. A total of 99 collections went unrectified in Mole Valley in December, better than the 518 that went unrectified in November but still above the target of zero. The missed collection rate in Elmbridge also dropped to within the target range in December. The Surrey Heath and Woking rates met the target throughout the three-month spell. A total of 149 missed collections went unrectified in December across all four districts. This was fewer than in November, when 603 missed collections were not rectified, but the target for this metric is zero. An Amey spokesperson told the meeting that route optimisation would begin later this year to improve collection rates. An improvement plan for Mole Valley has already improved the district's service, they added. Follow BBC Surrey on Facebook, and on X. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Councils mull new contract for bins and waste Litter bins improved across Surrey Heath Plans for a new Surrey recycling centre released Elmbridge Borough Council Mole Valley District Council Surrey Heath Borough Council Woking Borough Council
