FARNHAM town councillors hoping to move traffic relief for Wrecclesham and Farnham up the agenda have cleared their first hurdle, despite an unenthusiatic response to a petition on the issue from Surrey County Council officers.

A joint committee of Waverley and Surrey councillors is pressing for urgent discussions with Hampshire councils over new cross border roads including a Wrecclesham relief road and western bypass.

For full story, see this week's Farnham Herald.