Photo credit: Tracey Franklin

Wildlife in the Reigate and Banstead area is set to benefit from the annual No Mow May campaign. 

The Greenspaces team at the Council will only do essential grass cutting this month to help the borough’s bees, butterflies and wildlife. 

Designated areas of council-owned and common land have been identified where it is possible to let the grass grow longer; the team will still cut grass on the highways for safety reasons.   

Surrey FAR Land Rovers
Photo: Surrey County Council

Six members of staff from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service have set off on a mission to donate two land rovers to the Ukrainian Fire Service.

The decommissioned vehicles are normally used for off-road and rural firefighting. However, during COVID they were used to deliver PPE around the county.

The staff members are planning to make the 900-mile trip to Poland, where they will then handover the vehicles on Sunday.

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Photo courtesy Surrey Police

Four people have been charged following protests at Clacket Lane and Cobham motorway services last Thursday. 

Three people from Brighton and one from London were charged with causing criminal damage of over £5,000.  They appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Friday and were released on police bail with conditions imposed by the Court.  The protesters from the group, Just Stop Oil, glued themselves to the pumps and to forecourt signs and vehicles at the two motorway services sites. Significant damage was caused to the pumps on both forecourts with a total of 35 pumps damaged at Cobham Services, and 20 pumps damaged at Clacket Lane.  Around 40 police officers were in attendance. 

A further four people have been released under police bail and an additional 27 are still under investigation.   

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, along with the force are reminding people that assistance and advice is available in support of National Stalking Awareness Week.

The event called “Bridging the Gap” is taking place now until 29th April.

In an extra move to help increase awareness of the stalking issue, some police cars on the streets of the county have messaging that highlights the ‘FOUR’ behaviours of Stalking (Fixated, Obsessive, Unwanted & Repeated).

You can visit the Sussex Police website to learn more about stalking and harassment and how to report it as a crime.

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