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Redhill Kebab House and Merstham's Feathers Rated 0
Two premises were rated 0 for food hygiene in September: Redhill Kebab House on Brighton Road and The Feathers in Merstham. Four more, in Reigate and Redhill, got a 1.
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Jobs
Reigate Under-25 Benefit Claims Up 30% to 450, Most Since 2021
450 under-25s in Reigate & Banstead claimed in September, up 30% in a year and the most since 2021. The overall count eased to 2,175, still up 9% on a year.
Business
Redhill Business Guild 12 Nov: Survey Results, 4 Speakers
Redhill Business Guild meets at The Light on Thursday 12 November from 5.30pm, with its 10th anniversary member survey results and four local speakers.
Food hygiene
Horley Takeaway Rated 0 in Late Reigate Hygiene Ratings
Imperial Kitchen in Horley was rated 0 in August, and four more venues 1 or 2 over the summer. None was on the register when we first counted.
Jobs
Reigate Claimant Count Hits 2,215, Highest Since 2022
2,215 people in Reigate & Banstead claimed in August, the most since February 2022. Claims are up 11% in a year, with over-50s up 24% and under-25s up 23%.
Food hygiene
Reigate & Banstead food hygiene: all 9 August checks got 5
All nine borough venues inspected in August scored 5, from East Surrey Hospital to Waitrose Horley. It was also the lightest inspection month in 20 months.
Planning
Banstead Betting Shop: Plan for an Education Centre
The former William Hill at 88 High Street would become an education centre under plans lodged this week. Comments close on 24 September, decision by 27 October.
Jobs
Reigate Claimant Count: Over-50s Up 27% in a Year
2,180 people in Reigate & Banstead claimed unemployment-related benefits in July. Almost all of the year's rise is over-50s, up 26.7%, and under-25s, up 24.2%. The 25 to 49 group barely moved.
Redhill
Redhill bubble tea firm Pearl Shake moves to wind up
Pearl Shake Ltd, registered at the Redhill unit housing the Mooboo bubble tea bar, has called a creditors' meeting for 14 August to enter voluntary liquidation.
Jobs
Unemployment benefit claims in Reigate & Banstead hit 2,190 in June, the highest in over a year
2,190 people in Reigate & Banstead were claiming unemployment-related benefits in June 2026, the ONS claimant count shows. That is 2.2% of working-age residents, up 165 on a year earlier and the highest monthly figure in the past 13 months.
Food hygiene
Reigate & Banstead food hygiene ratings, July 2026: 14 top scores, with two restaurants rated 'good'
16 Reigate & Banstead food businesses were rated in July 2026. 14 scored the top mark of 5, from Priory Park's cafe to the Gatwick Cambridge Hotel. Parkside in Reigate and the Firehouse at the Blue Ball in Walton on the Hill each took a 4.