Staines-upon-Thames News

Data Spelthorne Claimants Hit 2,400: Sunbury Common Tops Surrey 2,400 Spelthorne residents were on the claimant count in August, the highest August since 2021, and Sunbury Common is now joint top of Surrey's 172 wards. 20 September 2026 · 9 min read House prices Staines House Prices Up £9,617 in July, Still Down 2.9% Spelthorne's average home rose £9,617 in July to £439,609, the biggest monthly jump since August 2024. It is still 2.9% down, and Woking is £307 dearer. 17 September 2026 · 5 min read Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury Tesco Licence Granted: Open 6am to Midnight Tesco's Avenue Parade licence was granted despite 23 objections: alcohol 6am to 11pm, doors open to midnight. Objectors have 21 days to appeal to magistrates. 17 September 2026 · 5 min read Community Spelthorne Mum of Four Starts Overwhelmed Mums Club Spelthorne mum of four Rachel Gully has started Overwhelmed Mums Club, with meet ups and an online group, and plans to make it a Community Interest Company. 15 September 2026 · 5 min read Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury Tesco Licence: 23 Objections, Hearing Wed 16 Sep Tesco wants the Budgens at Avenue Parade open 6am to midnight. Twenty-three residents have objected, and the licensing hearing is at 10am on Wednesday. 13 September 2026 · 10 min read Spelthorne council Spelthorne Council Thu 17 Sep: Surrey Authority, Office Sale A four-member Surrey authority would take transport, skills and planning in 2027, and the public cannot respond. Spelthorne votes on Thursday. 13 September 2026 · 12 min read Spelthorne Council Ali G Staines Petition Rejected 6 Weeks Before the Film Spelthorne councillors refused every ask in the 332-name Ali G petition on 8 September. The decision sheet gives no reasons, and the film lands on 23 October. 10 September 2026 · 8 min read Spelthorne Council Spelthorne Free Car Parks: 3 Still Show the Old Charges Four Spelthorne car parks became free on 8 September. Two days on, three of the four council pages still advertise £2 for two hours and £4 beyond. 10 September 2026 · 4 min read Spelthorne Spelthorne Council Debt £719m, Down £352m in a Year Spelthorne's borrowing fell £352m to £719m by March, but servicing it still costs three times the council's net income. Councillors see it on 8 September. 6 September 2026 · 4 min read Spelthorne Spelthorne to Buy 6 Homes, Families In By November Councillors vote on 8 September on buying six homes in the borough with developer and grant money. Families in nightly-paid rooms could move in from October. 6 September 2026 · 4 min read Memorial Gardens Staines Memorial Gardens Games Area Dropped, 74% Opposed Officers want the Memorial Gardens ball court scrapped: 74% of 760 consultation replies opposed it. Councillors decide on 10 September, and the money was never there. 3 September 2026 · 7 min read Spelthorne Council Ali G Statue Petition Reaches Staines Councillors on 8 Sep 232 people signed a petition asking Spelthorne to mark the town's Ali G link before the new film lands on 23 October. Councillors consider it on 8 September. 3 September 2026 · 5 min read Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury Offices Sale: 27 Flats Drawn Up, Vote 8 Sept All four final bids for the council's Sunbury offices came from housebuilders, and its own sale pack sketches 27 flats. Councillors vote on 8 September. 30 August 2026 · 10 min read Staines-upon-Thames Staines: 21 flats planned for Church Street office block A prior approval notice would turn Century House, 100 Church Street, into 15 studios and six flats. Comments close 15 September; a decision by 14 October. 27 August 2026 · 8 min read Spelthorne West Surrey scrutiny: 3 to 5 committees, Spelthorne has 0 Spelthorne is the only one of West Surrey's seven councils with no scrutiny committee. Officers want three to five when the new council starts in 2027. 27 August 2026 · 7 min read Jobs Spelthorne jobless claims highest in Surrey at 3.5% 2,340 residents claimed in July, since revised by the ONS. At 3.5% Spelthorne is still the highest of Surrey's 11 districts, with two wards at 4.9%. 23 August 2026 · 6 min read Spelthorne West Surrey rulebook group asks to meet in private The seven councillors drafting the constitution for the council replacing Spelthorne in 2027 want to meet in private: no public papers, no minutes. 23 August 2026 · 6 min read House prices Staines house prices down £21,060 in a year to £429,916 The average Spelthorne home sold for £429,916 in June, down £21,060 in a year: the 13th steepest fall of 295 English districts. Runnymede rose 3.5%. 20 August 2026 · 5 min read Spelthorne Staines parks and rivers: council survey closes 21 September Spelthorne wants to know which parks, rivers and paths you use, and where they fall short. The survey runs to 11.59pm on Monday 21 September and has a map. 20 August 2026 · 4 min read Parking Spelthorne Parking: 4 Car Parks Go Free From 8 September Abbey Drive at Laleham, Dumsey Meadow at Shepperton and two Sunbury car parks become free with an 11 hour limit from 8 September, not the 30 minutes proposed. 16 August 2026 · 7 min read Staines-upon-Thames Staines masterplan: 3,282 homes, have your say by 24 Aug Spelthorne's plan puts 1,500 homes in and around the Elmsleigh Centre and 800 at Two Rivers North. Comments close 11.59pm on Monday 24 August. 13 August 2026 · 6 min read