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The Awards shine the spotlight on people making difference to the Borough, yet whose efforts often go unsung, and include a Green Champion award won this year by The Grange Community Infant School.


Opportunities for Runnymede residents to increase their recycling rates begin this week, with the introduction of the nationwide Simpler Recycling scheme.


Celebrating the outstanding businesses, organisations and individuals who make our borough such a vibrant place was the order of the day at this year’s Runnymede Business Awards.


A young peregrine falcon that became trapped on the roof of Surrey Towers in Addlestone is now thriving, thanks to the swift actions of Runnymede’s control room team and an expert bird specialist.


A £25,000 grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Runnymede Borough Council clean up gum and reduce gum littering.


Climate Emergency UK has released its 2025 Council Climate Action Scorecards, assessing councils across the country on the actions they've taken towards achieving net zero.


Do you want to take local action on climate change and connect with like-minded residents across Runnymede?


A total of 185 Council tenants in Runnymede could have cost-saving new insulation and solar panels installed at their homes, if an ambitious £1.8million grant funding bid by the Council is successful. 


An ambitious £2.5million programme of energy efficiency works, which could cut the cost of living for more than 160 households, is being planned by Runnymede Borough Council.


Feedback on the latest round of consultation on the multi-million-pound programme to help reduce flooding in Runnymede has been announced.


It’s Recycling Week, and this October we’re encouraging residents to rescue as many items from the rubbish bin as you can.


From canals to caterpillars, daisies to deer, and owls to oak trees, there is so much natural beauty to enjoy across Runnymede.