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Forensic report into how Woking went bust due to be published
WEB1 day ago · The independent audit report into how Woking Borough Council (WBC) went bust is finally set to be published. Forensic accountants Grant Thornton were called in after the local authority went bust with debts set to hit £2.6 billion in June 2023. The council borrowed heavily from the Public Works Loan Board for investment and regeneration ...
New housing target for Woking aiming for hundreds more new …
WEBThe Government's latest housing target for Woking aims to bring hundreds more new homes a year than the previous goal, new figures show.
Woking road closures: eight for motorists to avoid over the next ...
WEB1 day ago · Woking's motorists will have eight road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week.
More Woking pensioners received winter fuel payment last year
WEB1 day ago · More pensioners in Woking received government support to help heat their homes last winter, new figures show.
The next steps for crisis-hit Woking council - Woking News and Mail
WEBThe 14 guiding principles Woking Borough Council will adopt. 1 Fees and charges reviewed annually and adjusted for inflation, comparability, and competitiveness. 2 Vulnerable groups will be considered carefully. 3 Service level spend will be benchmarked regularly with a suitable peer group and proposals to align with the benchmark will be ...
Surrey Police refers itself to watchdog following shooting in Woking
WEBSurrey Police refers itself to watchdog following shooting in Woking. An independent investigation has been launched after a man was shot by armed police in the early hours of the morning in Woking. Officers were called to an address on Nursery Road, Knaphill, at 00.36am this morning (Sunday, 11 August). Following reports of an altercation ...
More than 4,632 at risk of losing Winter Fuel Payments in Woking
WEB6 days ago · Woking MP Will Forster has called on the new Government to “change course” in the face of new statistics. The latest statistics state that ministers must “protect vulnerable pensioners” with thousands at risk of having to choose between heating and eating this winter. Analysis of the new ...
The 'tough challenges' facing debt-crisis Woking
WEBA 'robust plan' that will deliver a smaller, more efficient organisation and tackle the 'severe financial challenges' facing Woking Borough Council, has been adopted following last night’s extraordinary meeting of full council.
Four years on: How the Covid-19 virus impacted Woking
WEBA day of reflection will take place on Sunday to remember all those who died during the pandemic, as March marks four years since the first Covid-19 death and lockdown.