News releases in 2020

January 2020

• Have your say on local police issues and future funding
  03 January 2020
• Time running out to nominate young stars
  07 January 2020
• Surrey Police's Woking front counter moves to Civic Offices
  13 January 2020
• Raising a glass to the winners of Woking Best Bar None 2019
  15 January 2020
• Pool in the Park improvement works off to a swimmingly good start
  15 January 2020
• Preserved for all time, a snapshot of Sheerwater life 
  15 January 2020
• Give your views on proposed changes to local NHS walk-in services
  20 January 2020
• Sing for fun, sing for health
  20 January 2020
• Council to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
  22 January 2020
• Private developer public consultation in the Waverley Court area
  27 January 2020
• Have your say on Hook Heath Neighbourhood Forum
  27 January 2020
• Mayor lights candle of remembrance on Holocaust Memorial Day
  27 January 2020
• Government grant to enhance local homelessness services
  29 January 2020
• Woking pledges support for young carers
  31 January 2020
• Call for Party in the Park applications
  31 January 2020

February 2020

• Useful links and advice about the Brexit transition period
  03 February 2020
• Gas network upgrade works along Chertsey Road, Woking
  03 February 2020
• Town centre congestion busting funds approved
  14 February 2020
• Leader's budget statement to Council
  14 February 2020
• No loss of services as Council approves financial budget
  14 February 2020
• Finance arrangements set out for Sheerwater Regeneration Project
  17 February 2020
• Surrey County Council wins funding for electric vehicle charging points
  17 February 2020
• Ready, get set, go… free sports coaching sessions for young people
  18 February 2020
• Council remembers former Mayor, Anne Russell
  19 February 2020

March 2020

• Freedom Leisure's environmental approach within leisure centres
  05 March 2020
• Council upgrades tennis facilities in Woking Park 
  12 March 2020
• Latest health Coronavirus advice: 13 March 2020
  13 March 2020
• Social prescribing helps keep the doctor away
  16 March 2020
• Council remembers former Mayor, Gordon Brown
  16 March 2020
• Coronavirus update: Civic Offices closed to members of the public
  24 March 2020
• Coronavirus update: car parks and on-street parking
  24 March 2020
• Coronavirus update: textiles and small electrical items collections
  27 March 2020
• Coronavirus update: Surrey County Council services
  27 March 2020
• Coronavirus update: Council Tax payments and support
  31 March 2020

April 2020

• Coronavirus update: business rates and grants
  02 April 2020
• Urgent appeal for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  03 April 2020
• Consider your neighbours before lighting a bonfire
  07 April 2020
• Parents struggling to provide family meals urged to seek support
  09 April 2020
• Surrey's community helpline remains open over the Easter weekend
  09 April 2020
• Community pharmacy advice
  10 April 2020
• COVID-19 joint leaders' statement
  16 April 2020
• Residents urged to reduce their use of the Basingstoke Canal towpath
  17 April 2020
• Surrey residents asked to help the NHS save lives
  17 April 2020
• Handmade PPE appeal to help protect healthcare heroes
  20 April 2020
• Demand for Surrey's waste collections soar and six things residents can do to help
  20 April 2020
• Selfless staff transform Woking GP practices to keep patients safe
  20 April 2020
• Everything you need from Woking Library
  20 April 2020
• Community meals service increases its support for most vulnerable residents
  20 April 2020
• Multi-million pound investment secured for Woking’s future
  22 April 2020
• Support for the bereaved as county faces rise in deaths
  22 April 2020
• Council pays over £10 million in grants to local businesses
  27 April 2020
• Scams on the rise in the wake of Coronavirus
  27 April 2020
• Support for Surrey's unpaid carers
  29 April 2020
• Surrey increases its Coronavirus testing capacity
  29 April 2020
• Local food firms join forces to feed the community
  30 April 2020

May 2020

• New virtual wellbeing and mental health interactive hub launches in Surrey
  04 May 2020
• Woking's community recycling centre to reopen week commencing Monday 11 May
  05 May 2020
• Take part in University College London COVID-19 research
  05 May 2020
• Cllr Hunwicks to continue in her role as Mayor
  07 May 2020
• Victoria Way closed for infrastructure improvements
  07 May 2020
• Council harnesses virtual technology to resume the democratic process
  07 May 2020
• Bank holiday opening hours for pharmacies
  07 May 2020
• Public reminded not to touch Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars
  11 May 2020
• Get active, get gardening!
  12 May 2020
• A climate and ecological emergency
  12 May 2020
• Green living at home
  12 May 2020
• Five years of peregrine falcons
  12 May 2020
• Eyes on the sky for swifts
  12 May 2020
• Making meadows
  12 May 2020
• Making meadows
  12 May 2020
• Woking Biodiversity Group update
  12 May 2020
• Spotlight on: Women's Support Centre Surrey
  12 May 2020
• That old chestnut! Tree veteranisation at Woking Park
  12 May 2020
• Countryside Management update
  12 May 2020
• News on Newts
  12 May 2020
• Upcoming events
  12 May 2020
• Coronavirus update: new guidance on spending time outdoors
  13 May 2020
• Some leisure facilities reopen to the public
  13 May 2020
• Witness appeal after police officer assaulted in West Byfleet
  22 May 2020
• Woking's community recycling centre to offer further waste services from Monday 1 June
  26 May 2020
• Youth services in Woking thriving online
  27 May 2020
• Doorstep crime on the rise as lockdown is relaxed
  28 May 2020

June 2020

• Joint leaders' statement - June 2020
  01 June 2020
• Textiles and electricals kerbside collections restart
  01 June 2020
• Infrastructure improvements on Chertsey Road and Church Street East
  05 June 2020
• Littering rises as lockdown eases
  06 June 2020
• Choice based lettings (CBL) service resumes on 9 June
  08 June 2020
• Discretionary grants scheme opens to local small businesses
  08 June 2020
• Diversion on Church Street West for infrastructure improvements
  10 June 2020
• Parking enforcement and charges to resume in June and July
  11 June 2020
• Flying the flag for Armed Forces Day
  16 June 2020
• Coronavirus update: Prime Minister announces easing of lockdown restrictions
  23 June 2020
• Leader calls Woking’s Coronavirus response, "truly amazing" 
  26 June 2020
• Woking library to reopen on 6 July
  29 June 2020

July 2020

• Surrey publish plan of action to tackle spread of Coronavirus locally
  02 July 2020
• Residents reminded not to touch Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars
  02 July 2020
• HRH The Earl of Wessex visits Brookwood Cemetery
  03 July 2020
• Be sensible, be mindful and stay safe as pubs, bars and restaurants set to reopen
  03 July 2020
• Grant funding scheme opens to local community groups
  07 July 2020
• Statement in response to the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report into local authority investment in commercial property
  13 July 2020
• Food businesses encouraged to register for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
  13 July 2020
• Play your part in keeping Woking safe
  17 July 2020
• St Mary's Centre for the Community renovation underway
  20 July 2020
• Residents urged to make sure they are registered to vote
  21 July 2020
• Young people in Woking invited to comment on service provision
  22 July 2020
• Woking Leisure Centre set to reopen on Saturday 25 July
  23 July 2020
• Council seeks compulsory purchase powers to support Woking Town Centre’s growth
  24 July 2020
• Council seeks powers to progress Sheerwater Regeneration Project
  27 July 2020
• 'See The Bigger Picture' - how serious and organised crime groups operate
  27 July 2020
• Council leaders to Whitehall: ‘Keep an open mind on unitary status’
  28 July 2020
• Brookwood Cemetery set to become a major heritage destination 
  31 July 2020

August 2020

• Are you unable to visit the shops? Help is available
  04 August 2020
• Last chance to apply for Coronavirus business support grants 
  05 August 2020
• Comfortable and safe independent living 'Hales' older residents
  05 August 2020
• The Lightbox set to reopen on Tuesday 11 August
  07 August 2020
• Eat Out to Help Out Scheme – claims service open
  07 August 2020
• Chertsey Road closed to all traffic for highway improvements
  11 August 2020
• Gold award for Woking Borough Council’s forces-friendly policies
  13 August 2020
• Coronavirus update for Woking and the rest of Surrey: 18 August 2020
  18 August 2020
• Wheelchair accessible taxis – have your say
  19 August 2020
• Surrey’s District & Borough Council Leaders launch work to transform Local Government across the County
  20 August 2020
• Remember hands, face and space to keep Woking safe
  21 August 2020
• The Victoria Square Art Project: Open Call announces virtual exhibition and prizewinners
  24 August 2020

September 2020

• Merchant Navy Day: Red Ensign flies proudly above Civic Offices
  03 September 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: 3 September 2020
  03 September 2020
• Centres at the heart of the community come alive again post lockdown
  03 September 2020
• Young people creating Art with Ambition
  04 September 2020
• New eco-friendly coffee shop opens in Byfleet
  07 September 2020
• Shop local: partnership to increase footfall to local high streets
  10 September 2020
• New NHS service launched to support people with dementia and carers across Surrey during pandemic
  11 September 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: 11 September 2020
  11 September 2020
• Have your say on taxi penalty points scheme
  11 September 2020
• Could you be a councillor? 
  11 September 2020
• London’s deceased from Euston’s St James’s Gardens to be reburied at Brookwood Cemetery
  17 September 2020
• Consultation on proposed modifications to Site Allocations DPD launched
  18 September 2020
• Businesses urged to prepare for NHS COVID-19 Test and Trace app launch
  21 September 2020
• NHS COVID-19 app launches across England and Wales
  24 September 2020
• Commercial Way to close for highway improvements
  24 September 2020
• Have your say on the Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum
  25 September 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: 25 September 2020
  25 September 2020
• Revitalisation scheme starts to widen Victoria Arch railway bridge 
  29 September 2020
• Proposed changes to housing management and maintenance services
  30 September 2020

October 2020

• Direct Debit payments
  02 October 2020
• New pedestrian and cycle footbridge improves connectivity across the Basingstoke Canal 
  05 October 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: 5 October 2020 
  05 October 2020
• Woking Sportsbox temporarily closed
  06 October 2020
• Council Tax Direct Debit issue
  07 October 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: 7 October 2020
  07 October 2020
• When the chips are down – World Mental Health Day, Saturday 10 October
  08 October 2020
• Sutton Green Flood Alleviation Scheme protects homes
  09 October 2020
• New local COVID alert levels for England
  12 October 2020
• Remembrance Sunday: we will remember them
  13 October 2020
• Surrey awarded millions to keep homes warm and lower energy bills
  13 October 2020
• Surrey's leaders welcome clarity on local government reorganisation
  14 October 2020
• Coronavirus update for Surrey: Neighbouring Elmbridge Borough moves to local COVID alert level 2 (high risk)
  15 October 2020
• Council Leader, Cllr David Bittleston, retires
  16 October 2020
• New Leader elected to Woking Borough Council
  16 October 2020
• Brookwood Cemetery celebrates Green Flag Award 
  19 October 2020
• Fines handed to fly-tipping offenders
  20 October 2020
• Compulsory Purchase Order made to progress the Sheerwater regeneration
  22 October 2020
• Marshals out and about to help control rising COVID-19 cases
  27 October 2020
• Woking's response to food for families this half term
  27 October 2020

November 2020

• Partners working together across Surrey to manage latest COVID-19 restrictions
  02 November 2020
• Watch Woking's Remembrance Sunday service online
  06 November 2020
• Last chance to have your say on development sites
  09 November 2020
• Sport Woking Awards 2020 - nominate now!
  10 November 2020
• Daily Coronavirus dashboard launched for Surrey
  10 November 2020
• Joint leaders' statement: new national restrictions
  10 November 2020
• Celebrate Diwali safely
  13 November 2020
• Town centre highway improvement works near completion
  13 November 2020
• Lane extension project on Lockfield Drive gets underway
  13 November 2020
• Site Allocations DPD consultation deadline extended
  16 November 2020
• New grant available for businesses forced to close
  19 November 2020
• The way you park in Woking is changing
  19 November 2020
• Locally supported Coronavirus contact tracing starts in Surrey
  26 November 2020
• Tier 2 Government restrictions confirmed for Woking Borough
  27 November 2020

December 2020

• Calling all speakers for TEDxWoking 2021
  03 December 2020
• 'Bootiful' flagship store opens in the new Victoria Place development
  04 December 2020
• Council secures apartments for homeless accommodation
  04 December 2020
• Public Access for Planning portal scheduled system tests on 14 December
  04 December 2020
• Sign up to a Priority Services Register
  07 December 2020
• Patrols stepped up following sexual exposures in Woking
  07 December 2020
• The search is on for local young stars
  11 December 2020
• Leader urges everyone to 'play their part' to reduce rising COVID infections
  11 December 2020
• The Earl and Countess of Wessex join volunteers at FoodWise
  15 December 2020
• Garden waste service suspended during festive season
  15 December 2020
• Tier 3 'Very High' alert level confirmed for Woking Borough
  18 December 2020
• New residents’ panel for Woking set to improve community engagement
  21 December 2020
• Tier 4 'Stay Home' alert level confirmed for Woking Borough
  21 December 2020
• New COVID community vaccination service opens in Woking town centre
  22 December 2020
• Christmas and New Year service information
  22 December 2020