PRESS RELEASE: Surrey Liberal Democrats call on the County Council to step in and provide help with Free School meals.
PRESS RELEASE: Surrey Liberal Democrats call on the County Council to step in and provide help with Free School meals.
28 Oct 2020
Chris Coghlan
Lib Dem MP for Dorking & Horley
PRESS RELEASE: Hawks Hill in Fetcham “a danger to cyclists”
PRESS RELEASE: Hawks Hill in Fetcham "a danger to cyclists" Mole Valley Councillor Paul Kennedy has warned that the downhill stretch of the Guildford Road in Fetcham is a "danger to cyclists" after complaining to Surrey County Councilabout the state of the road, which achieves a gradient of 11% on the descent from the A246 junction down to Leatherhead. Cllr Kennedy, who represents Fetcham West on Mole Valley District Council, has called on Surrey Highways to put up a warning sign if it won't fix the road. He said:
19 Oct 2020
Root and Branch Reform of Local Government?
Do residents want local government rooted in their community or just another branch of central Government?
1 Sep 2020
Liberal Democrats welcome massive response to draft Local Plan
Timetable extension proposed to allow full consideration We have had a huge response with lots of detailed and thoughtful comments. We'd like to thank residents for taking the time to give us their views.
7 Jul 2020
Help for Dorking town centre self-isolaters
We are delighted to report that Mole Valley District Council is helping Dorking residents who do not have a parking space and who need to park their cars in the town during the day whilst self-isolating or working from home.
22 Mar 2020
Future Mole Valley - Leatherhead event cancelled
A reminder that the consultation period for the draft Local Plan finshes on Monday 23rd March.
19 Mar 2020
News from Chris Coghlan MP
Mole Valley
Chris Coghlan MP calls for the Education Secretary to directly intervene in Surrey County Council
I have written with Lib Dem MPs in Surrey to the Department for Education, stating how we have lost confidence in Surrey County Council and it's ability to deliver SEND services. We request the Secretary of State intervenes immediately.
13 Feb 2025
Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan Welcomes halt to Horse Hill Drilling
Chris praises work of local campaigners in holding UKOG to account.
29 Oct 2024
Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan on LBC talking about SEND
Last night Chris was on Ian Dale’s LBC show talking about the national crisis in special needs provision and what a better special needs education system might look like.
9 Oct 2024
Chris Coghlan
Update on the repair works in Dorking's West Street
Chris Coghlan MP for Dorking & Horley interviewed September 20th on BBC Radio Surrey about the ongoing works in Dorking's West Street.
20 Sep 2024
Chris Coghlan
Sinkhole in Dorking's West Street
Chris Coghlan, MP for Dorking & Horley, and Hazel Watson, County Councillor, visited the site of the sinkhole in Dorking’s West Street, and are keeping up the pressure on Thames Water to fix the issue.
5 Sep 2024
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