Mole Valley District Council have announced there is going to be free car parking in selected areas of Dorking every Friday starting from the second of October.

The council’s working with Dorking Town Partnership and is opening the scheme as part of multiple improvements for the area.

From the second, the Park for Free after Three initiative is aimed to encourage residents to shop locally and support the town’s businesses and will continue until the 29th January 2021.

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The 12 tonne, Medium Rescue Pump units will be located at five stations across the county including Crawley and East Grinstead.

Amongst other features, the new appliances have a tighter turning circle which will allow better access when attending incidents in more urban areas where road space is often at a premium and allow easier manoeuvring.

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Almost 2,000 have signed a petition to remove pop-up cycle lanes around Crawley and West Sussex.

The seven temporary routes across the county have been installed to help support cycling as a form of transport post Covid-19.

Due to the emergency nature of the scheme it was done in three months without public consultation but the council says they’ll be closely monitored and then adjusted or removed depending on their use and impact.

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If plans go ahead it could mean a cross-country service running from Canterbury West to Gatwick Airport via Ashford and Tonbridge.

The draft plans are part of a 10-year transport aim to put pressure on the government and train operators to transform the region’s rail system by 2030.

Stephen Gasche, KCC’s rail project manager, wants to see an extension to the Great Western Railway line, which runs from Reading to Gatwick via Redhill.

During an environment and transport committee meeting on Tuesday, he said it would be “an extraordinary benefit for the whole of south east England” and would “knit the counties together”.

Kent County Council previously lobbied the government for a similar train service but were met with strong resistance from the Department for Transport due to a business case that “did not stand up”.

A public consultation runs until 17 November.

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Crawley Town say they remain on track to have fans back in their stadium in October despite tomorrow’s game against Scunthorpe United not having spectators as hoped.

1,000 fans will be welcomed back to three League Two games this weekend with the Reds saying they are aiming for a test event sometime this month.

It follows a successful pilot event staged at Cambridge United last week which saw fans attend for the first time since March.

You can read the EFL’s statement HERE.

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