Three of Gatwick Airport’s major carriers will move terminals this week.

EasyJet will operate entirely from the North Terminal from tomorrow.  British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will switch terminals from Wednesday, so that British Airways will move to the South Terminal and Virgin Atlantic will move to the North Terminal.  Two British Airways flights to New York and Naples have already moved to the South Terminal ahead of the general move on Wednesday.  

Signs across the airport will change to display the correct information and 70 additional helpers will be on hand to point passengers in the right direction.  

Gatwick Airport says these changes will improve facilities with state of the art technology at check in, security and immigration as well as new bag drop zones.

There’s plans to expand 11 schools in Surrey from September to meet the rising demand for places.

If they go ahead, 1020 Primary and 650 Secondary places will be created – meaning 1670 total.

It’s some way short of the 11,000 extra school places said to be needed over the next 5 years, but Linda Kemeny the Council’s Cabinet member for schools says “it’s a step in the right direction.”

https://news.surreycc.gov.uk/2017/01/18/map-surrey-county-council-outlines-plans-to-expand-11-schools-this-year-to-meet-rising-demand/

A £40 million development, including a new cinema, shops and 153 flats on Marketfield Way in Redhill has been approved.

It’s despite concerns over parking and affordable housing in the area and that some shops on the high street will be demolished.

Construction is expected to begin this year and completed by 2019.

A Surrey Police Officer has been sentenced to seven and half years in prison for sex offences.

61 year old PC David Harriot from the National Police Air Service was convicted for sexual conduct with a number of children under the age of 13 between 2008 and 2015.

He was on trial at Winchester Crown Court last week.

https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey-police-officer-sentenced-to-seven-and-a-half-years-in-prison/

New dog control powers are to be trialled in Surrey.

It aims to tackle dog fouling and control issues in Master Park in Oxted and Queens Park in Caterham, and will be rolled out across the district if successful.

It’ll make failing to clean up after a dog an offence and bans them from fenced children’s play areas.  Both will carry a fine of £100 along with the possibility of being banned from the parks.