A statement released on Friday by the Southborough doctors' surgery indicates that the practice has once more changed its mind. Instead of moving to the Yew Tree Road Car Park the surgery will now move to nearby Pinewood Court at the end of August. (UPDATE: The doctors' move to Pinewood Court went ahead and they …

Continue reading Southborough Doctors Will NOT Move to Car Park for Now

Doctors at the St. Andrew's Medical Centre in Southborough have confirmed they will be leaving their building at the end of August to move into "modular" buildings on the Yew Tree Road Car Park. An earlier scheme to move first to Pinewood Court has been abandoned. The doctors' statement says:  "We can now confirm that …

Continue reading Southborough Doctors Confirm Move to Car Park

As Southborough Town Council pushes on with developing its plans for the multi-million pound Hub development, Southborough News has heard from two local Councillors who remain poles apart on the best way forward. Cllr Zulhash Uddin from the majority Conservative group told us of the “real enthusiasm” he now saw from residents towards the Hub, …

Continue reading Councillors Still at Odds over New Southborough Hub

Opinion remains deeply divided in Southborough about the building of 69 new homes on the Ridgewaye playing fields to fund the Hub development project. After three further sessions in Southborough library over the past week, many residents came away from viewing the plans hoping for a "fresh start", while others expressed deep concern that the …

Continue reading Hopes and Fears over Hub as Scheme Heads to Planning Stage

You will have to act fast if you want to influence the future look of Southborough, as local councillors push ahead with plans to demolish the 100-year old council offices and Royal Victoria Hall Theatre. The Town Council has announced that there is just one week left for public consultation on their scheme for a …

Continue reading July 11-17: Final Hub Public Consultation