Spelthorne Borough Council has a vision for how Staines will change and grow over the next 15 years.

Councillors vote to seek a new name reflecting Spelthorne's Middlesex heritage.

MP Lincoln Jopp claims developers are preparing a planning application for the site.

The move reflects plans which will see the creation of two new councils for East and West Surrey.

The Financial and Wellbeing Support Service says it helped support 187 clients in Epsom and Ewell.

One politician says he was speaking for two of his constituents who were no longer alive.

Councillors back plans to explore establishing a formal link with the town of Bucha.

Councillors had argued that Middlesex predates the Domesday Book and should not be erased.

Woking MP Will Forster complains about the state of his former school at Prime Minister's Questions.

Spelthorne Borough Council members say the controversial plan has no clear targets.

The River Thames scheme would create relief channels between Egham and Teddington to reduce risk.

Woking MP Will Forster says her death is a "consequence of children's services being hollowed out".

Call handlers at South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) triage all 999 calls to try and provide the right response for patients, which may not always involve sending an ambulance.

Bosses say it means ambulances go to the most "seriously ill and critically unwell patients".

Ian Spencer, clinical safety navigator, says when they offer the alternatives - pharmacies, GPs, or urgent treatment centres - they get "a very mixed response".

"Some people obviously see the frustration that they think it's delaying the help," he says.

"But actually, for us, it's getting the right care to the right patients at the right time."

Between 5 and 11 January, SECAmb said it dealt with 22,500 calls, compared to a call volume of about 3,000 in December.

Cathie Burton, SECAmb operations manager, says they have been dealing with an "unprecedented" number of 999 calls.

"It's really important that we do respond quickly, effectively and safely to all those calls that come in," Burton adds.

• How ambulance service deals with 'overwhelming' number of 999 calls

Streeting is asked what he can say about the location for the new Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

It's due to replace the current hospital, with construction work expected to begin in 2030.

Speculation has been rising since December that it will be built on Pine Ridge Golf Club in Frimley, prompting “deep concerns” from Surrey Heath Borough Council.

Two-thirds of the current hospital was built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which can fail when exposed to moisture, prompting plans for a new building.

When asked about concerns over the proposed site, Streeting said: “It’s legitimate for local representatives and the community to voice opinions and express concerns, and for us to make sure we get the big decisions right.”

Staff working at the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Woking Community Hospital say they are there to take pressures off A&E.

The "vast majority" of patients who walk through their doors are treated there and then sent home, bosses say.

Chief Executive Officer Renée Padfield describes community providers as "one of the bedrocks" of the health service.

While it may feel natural to go to the nearest hospital when feeling unwell, she said A&E departments across Surrey were facing "real pressures".

"So people might go there, but they'll have quite long waits," she added.

"If you come here to us at Woking Community Hospital, your wait is likely to be shorter."

Jack Fiehn
Surrey political reporter

At Surrey's Haslemere Urgent Treatment Centre, which is based in a community hospital, demand has been so high that they have increased from opening five days a week to every day.

NHS bosses are keen for patients to use centres like this to take the pressure of A&E departments.

Charlotte Morley, lead practitioner, said: “We are very busy, particularly weekends and Mondays, but that's the same as the main site in the emergency department.

“We see about 1,900 patients a month here.”

The Walton and Hersham MP says court backlogs make it harder for Surrey Police to deliver justice.

Chris Storey, 76, is recovering well after the Farnham and Bordon MP Greg Stafford performed CPR in a car park.

The authority is proposing to enforce a PSPO to prevent drivers mounting and parking on pavements.