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An image of Redhill high street showing a pedestrianised zone flanked by period buildings with shop fronts.

'Meanwhile' leases may revamp Redhill - councillor

Empty shops and offices are costing Reigate and Banstead Borough Council more than £600k a year.

The outside of the Harlequin Theatre which is in a red brick building with a large glass canopy over the top and a sign hanging from it which reads Harlequin. In the background you can see a high street with a Sainsburys along the road

Theatre concrete repairs could cost £10m

The council says its executive will explore options at a meeting in January.

A dog walker in park with five dogs on a lead

Calls for dog walking rules to be relaxed

Campaigners said the blanket reduction of four dogs has cut their trade overnight by a third.

Redhill's Harlequin theatre seen from the outside. It is a red brick building with staircases running up to the doors on either side and a metal and glass canopy above it. There are people walking down the high street in front of the building, with the canopy casting a shadow on the floor in front.

'Critical risk' identified in theatre concrete

The council is looking at alternative performance venues but says the theatre must stay closed.

Two black solar powered bins - one has a red stripe on for recycling and one has a grey stripe on general rubbish.

Solar powered bins to be installed across borough

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said the new bins need emptying less often than normal bins.

Campaigner Sarah Finch standing outside the Supreme Court, wearing a short-sleeved blue top.

Call for oil drilling to stop after test case

A ruling said a council should have looked at the climate impacts of burning oil from Horse Hill.

An artist's impression of the tower block as it would have looked close to Redhill station.

High-rise block proposed for Redhill rejected

The plans for a tower block close to Redhill station drew over 2,000 letters of complaint.

Two children run along a path in Priory Park, Reigate. The boy has his arms outstretched in a flying position and the girl is wearing a pink suit and has a toy pet

Fishing line ‘traps’ discovered in park - police

Several traps thought to be made using fishing lines have been found in Priory Park, Reigate.

Two pale Labrador-type dogs are held on leads by people behind them, we can only see the legs of the dog walkers and the dogs are looking off camera in to the distance.

New limit rules for dog walkers come into force

The number of dogs that can be walked at one time has been reduced from six to four.