I have worked alongside Richard Sharp over the last two years and it is clear to me that he is a considerable asset to both Knaphill and Woking. I urge the residents of Knaphill to look at his record of action and re-elect Richard to enable him to continue his dedicated work for the local […]

Operation Drive Smart is a joint Surrey County Council and Surrey police initiative focusing on:- Speeding Using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving Bad or dangerous parking Tailgating or aggressive driving Illegal off-road riding and driving Operation Drive Smart has been taking place in Knaphill in a variety of ways including a Police operation tackles […]

I was genuinely impressed by the police stall at the recent KRA village meeting.  I was especially pleased to get information about opportunities to set up Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Woking. There are currently over 210 separate Neighbourhood Watch in Woking.  People interested in starting a Neighbourhood Watch can ask for an information pack and […]

I was in Knaphill High Street as usual for the last Saturday of the month morning surgery, yesterday.  Few new issues were brought up, but it was pleasing to hear passers by making positive comments about Rosie Sharpley, Vince Cable and the Lib-dems.  People often tell pollsters that they would vote for the Lib-dems if they […]

On Monday 22nd February 2010. Lib-dem Cllr Ken Howard proposed a motion to full council with the support of the Lib-dem group for Woking Borough Council to sign up to the 10:10 Campaign. The 10:10 Campaign is a grassroots campaign that encourages individuals, private businesses, government organisations and charities to cut emissions by 10% in […]

On the evening of the 5th October I attended the Woking Cycle Form as a representative of Woking Borough Council.  It was pleasing to see a Conservative Councillor also in attendance for the first time I can remember.  I was not able to stay right to the end as I had a diary class as […]

The remarkable answer to the question, ‘how deep does a pothole need to be in Surrey?’ depends on the depth of the road surface. At the Woking Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny committee meeting on 14th September I learnt that most Surrey roads have a surface above the base of the road of about 35mm. […]

At the Full Council meeting on 1st October 2009 I put forward a motion on youth services to the council. A copy of the motion can be seen at the end of this blog post. As is the system at the council, the motion was then referred to the Council’s Executive. The executive met on 15th […]

Ever since I was elected in May 2008 I have been campaigning to have the white lines at the junction of Barnby Road and Robin Hood Road repainted. It beggars belief that it has taken Surrey County Council over 15 months to do this, but finally the junction is safer, with fever cars approaching the […]

I met the Sue Morley CEO of the ambassadors over a year ago to express my desire for visitors to the Ambassadors to be able to recycle their paper and plastic waste on leaving the cinema or theatre. It has taken a long time due to the need for the Ambassadors to renegotiate their waste […]