Following sustained pressure by Crispin Blunt MP on behalf of the Reigate, Redhill & District Rail Users’ Association, John Halsall, Route Managing Director at Network Rail today confirmed that design work has started on a longer platform at Reigate rail station.

Following the decision by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to retain changes to Gatwick Airport’s departure Route 4, Crispin Blunt and local community groups affected by aircraft noise under this route have been pressing Gatwick Airport to review the route.

The summer recess has offered some time for contemplation on matters most pressing for the Reigate Constituency. There are a number of key themes emerging which I will be addressing in the coming months.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (E&SHT) needs public support for its proposal to create a new Specialist Acute Care Facility which will provide 21ST century solutions to acute health care needs in the Trust area.

The Ministry of Defence has announced that one of the two new reserve battalions is to be the 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment and it will have its headquarters at Redhill Army Reserve Centre at Batts Hill.

Crispin Blunt MP welcomed the news:

Crispin Blunt MP has welcomed the consultation launched yesterday by Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to engage with patients and the local community on ways to improve the delivery of local healthcare services in the coming years. He said:

Newly re-elected Reigate MP, Crispin Blunt, today laid out his constituency priorities for the coming term of Parliament commenting:

Reigate Conservative Candidate Crispin Blunt has expressed strong support for the Conservative Party’s manifesto commitments for better rail services.

The manifesto pledges:

Figures buried by Network Rail, and brought to light by Parliamentary questioning, reveal the scale of compensation paid from Network Rail to Southern Rail and its successor Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). Under the franchise this money is transferred to the Department for Transport (DfT).

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has now completed its review of Route 4 and announced that the basic flight-path will remain as it is for the foreseeable future.