The Body with More Than Two Heads
Cllr Colin Taylor posed a question to the December meeting of the full council, wanting to know which councillor of the ruling Residents' Party was empowered to sign letters on behalf of the council.
19 Dec 2006
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Telecomms Masts Roll-out Plans for 2007
The Mobile Operators Association have provided the borough council with a list of sites where masts are proposed. As well as list of proposed sites, the schedule includes sites where planning permission has already been granted plus locations in the borough where masts are currently live.
19 Dec 2006
Local Councillors need Answers on Hospital Cluster Developments
Your local Lib Dem councillors have asked questions at a meeting of the council on 12th December. They want answers on the future of Livingstone Park, Clarendon Park, Manor Park and the Horton area.
13 Dec 2006
Come and Ask us Questions
Your Lib Dem councillors submitted a "motion" to council on 12th December which, if successful, would allow residents to ask questions at all council meetings. The full debate will take place at the Strategy & Resources Committee meeting on January 30th
13 Dec 2006
Lib Dem Success on Recycling of Furniture
Epsom's Lib Dem councillors have been successful in their "motion" to the Borough Council. There's more information on the council's website about recycling furniture via the British Heart Foundation.
13 Dec 2006
Lib Dems drive Consultation on Upper High Street
With the Helical Bar appeal over refusal of their supermarket plans for Upper High Street now underway, Lib Dem councillors have confirmed their support for a Development Brief.
13 Dec 2006
Surrey County Council News
Lib Dems slam County waste policy
Liberal Democrats criticised the Conservative administration's policy on waste in Surrey at a recent County Council meeting. Councillor Tom Sharp, Lib Dem Spokesman on the Environment said, "The Conservative administration is placing too much emphasis on incineration as a way of dealing with Surrey's waste."
30 Nov 2004
Tories betray Surrey's Greenbelt
Conservatives on Surrey County Council have refused to amend the Surrey Structure Plan to delete the proposal to build new housing in the green belt north east of Guildford. Liberal Democrats believe that keeping this proposal in the plan, even as a last resort will set a very dangerous precedent that may result in further threats to Surrey's green belt.
19 Oct 2004
What now for Evening and Weekend Bus Services?
It appears that Lib Dem pressure to make the Tory administration think twice before they propose any further cuts to bus services in the County, may be bearing fruit. No further cuts have been made to bus services and Transport Consultative Groups have been set up. The Conservative administration was persuaded that the review of public transport taking place after the drastic cuts made last year should be widened to include all transport provided within Surrey, and the Task Group is soon to announce the findings.
16 Jul 2004
What now for School Transport?
Surrey County Council did not reply to the government's recent consultation on school transport. Despite the Liberal Democrat motion to Council (see "Liberal Democrats Speak Up for School Transport" 11th June 2004) noting that a response should be given by June 25th, the matter was instead referred to the Executive and hence missed the deadline.
16 Jul 2004
Recruitment Problems affect Youth Service
The lack of youth workers has contributed to the failure to deliver the expected services for our young people. Added to this, Connexions, a new service for young people, after a year of operations has also failed to be a visible service.
15 Jul 2004
Conservatives Refuse to Debate Government's Plans for School Transport in Surrey
The Lib Dem group proposed a motion at the County Council meeting on 15th June to urge the Government to retain free school transport. However, the Conservative administration at County Hall refused to debate the subject in time to respond to the Government's consultation's deadline of 25th June.
15 Jun 2004