‘We’d be stuck without it’: elderly Woking residents face loss of key transport Council set to cut back Dial-a-Ride service after speculative spree led it to bankruptcy The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024
Woking plans to cut funds for care, arts, sports and toilets to plug £1.2bn deficit Council lays out drastic package of cuts, including to playgrounds and community schemes, in measures described as ‘horrendous’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Bust Woking council to cut ties with firm behind debt-ridden skyscraper Northern Irish developer Moyallen owns 52% of Victoria Square development at centre of local authority’s financial meltdown The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
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 · Jun 7, 2023
Woking’s towers: the high-rise symbol of local council debt Cash-starved authorities turned to property development to beat austerity –but none more so than one town in Surrey The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2022