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'Disgust' at 'shocking' decision by SCC to ban councillors from funding LGBT+ Pride

'Shocking', 'insulting', 'disgusting'. These are some of the words being used in reaction to a last-minute decision by county council bosses to ban councillors from providing funding to Surrey's annual LGBT+ Pride celebration, which is taking place today.

Photograph of the Surrey County Council main offices in Reigate.

Fierce political contest looms for October by-elections

Surrey's political parties are set for a fierce contest in two council by-elections which could change the balance of power on the county council.

Photo of a redbrick Victorian building with a dark brown roof, in front of a green lawn with a more modern redbrick building on the right-hand edge of the photo.

Surrey Police face £15 million budget gap

Surrey Police are facing a budget shortfall of around £15 million within the next three years, even after an assumed £14 a year increase in council tax, according to papers set to come before the Surrey Police and Crime Panel.