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The Latest Breaking News from Woking

‘Eye-watering’: how Woking council’s glittering dream turned to dust

An astonishing picture emerges of the town’s demise from ‘premier business location’ to bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

What were they smoking in Woking? Council tax payers need to be told

Residents will no doubt have to pay a price for their authority’s risk taking and subsequent bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

Council declares effective bankruptcy over £1.2 billion hole in budget

‘Extreme’ levels of borrowing plunged Woking Borough Council into financial crisis.

The Independent UK

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Woking council declares bankruptcy with £1.2bn deficit

Previous Tory leadership embarked on risky investment spree involving hotels and skyscrapers

The Guardian - UK

Woking council may face £1bn hit from property investment spree

Figures suggest insolvency-threatened council in Surrey faces huge write-down on its assets

The Guardian - UK

McLaren repurposes old F1 factory as new composites facility

The new composites department will be housed in the factory McLaren used before its move the gigantic MTC facility two miles from central Woking in 2003, and it is set to open for production later this summer.

Autosport

How Cisco benefits from McLaren F1 partnership

The partnership with the Woking-based team has been expanded throughout the past years to include the full depth of the company's solutions, including networking and digital signage.

Motorsport

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Ministers step in at Woking council as debts forecast to reach £2.4bn

External commissioners appointed as council’s debts expected to exceed 100 times its annual net income

The Guardian - UK

Norris: "has even more faith" in McLaren F1 after technical revamp

After realising too late it was pursuing a concept that would lead to a less efficient car design, the MCL60's draggy launch spec hamstrung the Woking team both in lap time and in its ability to overtake other cars.

Motorsport

Norris "has even more faith" in McLaren F1 after technical revamp

Autosport

‘Why we sold our north London house to rent near Woking — for more than our mortgage’

The Coldrey family sold their semi-detached house in north London, initially to rent near Woking in Surrey

Evening Standard

Maggots pour from school canteen ceiling onto kids' lunch as headteacher issues apology

Pupils at the Winston Churchill School in Woking, Surrey were warned on Tuesday that the school’s canteen would be closed and they would need to bring food from home

Daily Mirror

McLaren reveals extent of F1 floor and wing changes for Baku

The Woking-based squad admitted at the launch of its new MCL60 that it had not hit the performance targets it wanted with its 2023 challenger and was working on a major overhaul.

Autosport

Woking Golf Club: Course Review, Tee Times and Key Info

This ingenious Tom Dunn heathland classic in Surrey is ranked 79th in our Top 100 UK&I Course Rankings in association with Peter Millar

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Max Bowden — things you didn't know about the EastEnders star

Discover these little-known facts about Max Bowden who plays Walford's Ben Mitchell...

The Independent UK

All the trains running during the next round of rail strikes

Tens of thousands of RMT union members will walk out on 16, 18 and 30 March, plus 1 April

The Independent UK

All the trains running during the next round of rail strikes

Tens of thousands of RMT union members will walk out on 16, 18 and 30 March, plus 1 April

Evening Standard

Who is who in Scoop: that bombshell Newsnight Prince Andrew interview is becoming a Netflix film

Gillian Anderson will play news presenter Emily Maitlis

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Motorsport

McLaren sets June date for using new F1 wind tunnel

Upon his arrival at the team in 2019, McLaren's former team boss Andreas Seidl pushed for the construction of a new state-of-the-art wind tunnel and simulator after the Woking team's ageing infrastructure had fallen behind compared to that of its rivals.

Evening Standard

Woking named best rail station for London commuters

Meanwhile St Albans was branded the worst, with a ‘troubling’ percentage of train cancellations

The Guardian - UK

Surrey council on brink of insolvency with debts of nearly £2bn

Woking says it is at risk of issuing section 114 notice, which would force central government to intervene

Motorsport

Will off-season change help or hinder McLaren’s push for F1 momentum?

McLaren will celebrate 60 years since Bruce McLaren founded the team when it unveils its new Formula 1 car, the MCL60, later today at Woking.

Evening Standard

Council ‘failed to act’ on concerns for woman who lay dead in flat for years’ inquest hears

Laura Winham’s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in May 2021, more than three years after concerns were raised by police

The Independent UK

Council ‘failed to act’ on concerns for woman who lay dead in flat for three years

Laura Winham’s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in May 2021

The Independent UK

Council ‘failed to follow up concern for woman who lay dead in flat for years’

Laura Winham’s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in May 2021.

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