With a Gail's bakery, a Zizzi's and a Cote brasserie, Woking seems at first glance like a sleepy middle class haven.
But the commuter town in Surrey is hiding a financial crisis - so deep that its council is £2 billion under and has the highest levels of debt per person in Britain.
As of April, Woking's £2.16 billion black hole is equivalent to more than £20,000 debt per person, double that of the next highest council.
Locals told the Daily Mail they feel like 'the authorities don't have your back and you're just left to fend for yourself', as they pointed out the rising homelessness and shop closures in the town centre.
One teacher said they had a staff food bank at his school - which he had used before - and another said it was now practically impossible to get a GP appointment within a fortnight.
