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Reigate High Street - a street filled with cars and lined with retail units.

Council protects retail units to save high street

Reigate & Banstead Council is looking to remove automatic consent for retail conversions.

An exterior picture of the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill. There are two sets of stairs up to the theatre, one from the right and the other from the left side. The glass roof has grey panels running both length and width way across.

Redhill theatre and wider culture to receive £10m

The Harlequin Theatre closed in 2023 due to unstable concrete and it could take five years to open.

Exterior shot of Harlequin Theatre showing large glass covering and metal staircase leading up to entrance

Theatre could take 'up to five years' to reopen

Redhill's Harlequin Theatre has been closed since September 2023 after the discover of Raac.

Exterior shot of Harlequin Theatre showing large glass covering and metal staircase leading up to entrance

January decision expected on Raac theatre future

The future of Redhill's Harlequin Theatre could be decided by councillors this month.

A stock image showing three children running on grass and a football in the foreground. Two of the children are in red tops and black shorts while the third is in a blue top and black shorts.

Residents asked to nominate sporting heroes

The nominations are open ahead of a ceremony in April.

An image of Redhill high street showing a pedestrianised zone flanked by period buildings with shop fronts.

'Meanwhile' leases may revamp Redhill - councillor

Empty shops and offices are costing Reigate and Banstead Borough Council more than £600k a year.

The outside of the Harlequin Theatre which is in a red brick building with a large glass canopy over the top and a sign hanging from it which reads Harlequin. In the background you can see a high street with a Sainsburys along the road

Theatre concrete repairs could cost £10m

The council says its executive will explore options at a meeting in January.

A dog walker in park with five dogs on a lead

Calls for dog walking rules to be relaxed

Campaigners said the blanket reduction of four dogs has cut their trade overnight by a third.

Redhill's Harlequin theatre seen from the outside. It is a red brick building with staircases running up to the doors on either side and a metal and glass canopy above it. There are people walking down the high street in front of the building, with the canopy casting a shadow on the floor in front.

'Critical risk' identified in theatre concrete

The council is looking at alternative performance venues but says the theatre must stay closed.