Road closures
from the Surrey Comet website
A gas leak has sparked emergency repairs that will close a major road for days.
The Tolworth bound side of has been shut off to traffic this morning to allow work to be carried out to repair the leak on the gas main.
The road has been closed at the junction with Maple Road and Beaufort Road from outside Wagon and Horses to junction of St Marks Hill and Lamberts Road.
It is expected the works, which will be carried out by Southern Gas Networks, will take five days to complete.
Diversions will lead cars into Maple Road, left into Claremont Road, left into St Marks Hill and right into Ewell Road towards Tolworth.
(I take it that the remark about ‘sparked emergency repairs’ is a Comet pun! Ed.)
Surbiton matters
from Gemma Gallant at RBK
Please find a copy of the latest edition of Surbiton Neighbourhood Matters attached for your information.
This and previous editions are also available on the Neighbourhood pages of the Council website; www.kingston.gov.uk/su
Please feel free to pass this on to any of your contacts. We hope you find the bulletin of interest and welcome your comments.
Kind Regards
Gemma
from RBK website
About the changes
The Government plans to abolish the national Council Tax Benefit scheme and has asked each Council across the country to replace it with their own local scheme from 1 April 2013. Council Tax Benefit helps people with low or no income to pay their Council Tax and the changes are part of the Government’s wider welfare reform programme.
Central Government will no longer fully fund the new scheme but will reduce the money it gives to Councils by 10%. For the Royal Borough of Kingston this will result in a funding gap of just over £1million.
Kingston Council has worked hard to look at various options for meeting the Government’s funding cut in a way that protects the most vulnerable residents, including older and disabled people, families with children and people on low incomes.
Please go to this link for the consultation web page and further information.
Local gas escape and roadworks
from RBK Highways:-
LOCATION: Surbiton Crescent (junction with Maple Road, Claremont Road)
RESTRICTION: Kingston bound side of road will be CLOSED (between Maple Road and Surbiton Road)
START: Traffic management will become effective in the next few hours (by 18.00)
DURATION: At least one week due to concrete carriageway
WORKS: To repair leak on the gas main
PROMOTER: Southern Gas Networks (SGN)
COMMENTS: The signed Kingston bound diversion route will be from the junction of Maple Road/Claremont Road to Surbiton Road/Surbiton Hill Road and then a left turn into Surbiton Road towards Kingston.
The other side of the carriageway in Surbiton Crescent will operate as normal.
Neighbourhood Matters
from Gemma Gallant, RBK
The latest edition of Surbiton Neighbourhood Matters is now available for your information. This and previous editions are also available on the Neighbourhood pages of the Council website; www.kingston.gov.uk/su
Please feel free to pass this on to any of your contacts. We hope you find the bulletin of interest and welcome your comments.
Of particular interest is advice on setting up new Residents Associations – something which has always been close to my heart. (Ed.)
Thornhill Road
Thornhill Road – whole road
Road closure for one day on 26 July from 08.00 to enable council contractors to resurface the carriageway. Local diversion will be in place.
RBK Highways
Surbiton Forum 