Conservative Councillor Defies Rules on Council Tax
Is there a future political career for Borough Councillor Omer Kokou-Tchri who was elected to serve College ward in May 2015?
29 Jan 2016
News
Epsom and Ewell News
FOCUS Newsletter Feedback
The January 2016 issue of FOCUS has been distributed in and around Epsom. There's been good feedback but one correspondent, choosing to remain anonymous, makes the local team rather sad.
16 Jan 2016
Controversial Plans for Aldi Store in Alexandra Road
Aldi have submitted a planning application to the borough council for a new store and 6 flats on the site formerly occupied by Dairy Crest in Alexandra Road.
11 Jan 2016
Formal Complaint on Wells Centre closure sent to the Borough Council
Vanessa and Jason Marchant, residents of Spa Drive, have been joined by Julie Morris, candidate in the recent county council by-election, to lodge a formal complaint against Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. This has been sent to the Chief Executive Frances Rutter, but could be escalated to the Local Government Ombudsman.
16 Dec 2015
Closing The Wells Centre
The Council agenda for Tuesday 8 December includes the proposed closure of The Wells Centre.
6 Dec 2015
Council refuses Permission without Wildlife Sanctuary
Land adjacent to Mill Road, Epsom, which already has planning permission for 10 family homes and another permission for 77 student units, cannot be developed without the adjacent wildlife sanctuary.
29 Nov 2015
Surrey County Council News
Lib Dems expose cost of failed unitary bid
Following a question from the Lib Dems, Surrey County Council has confirmed that the cost of its failed bid to become a unitary authority was just under £250,000.
30 Sep 2020
Lib Dem group restates its support for local firefighters
Liberal Democrat Councillors on Surrey County Council note and share the public concern regarding the proposed changes to night cover of firefighters.
29 Sep 2020
Senior officers' pay at County Council jumps by ca £10m
Figures published by Surrey County Council and available on the Surrey-I website have revealed a huge rise in the cost of senior officer pay in just 12 months.
7 Jul 2020
Give our Police resources to protect Surrey's beauty spots and seize vehicles racing illegally
Paul Kennedy, a Mole Valley councillor and Liberal Democrat candidate to be Surrey's next Police and Crime Commissioner, has called on David Munro, the current PCC, to give Surrey Police extra resources to address the increasing problems caused by visitors to our beauty spots during the lockdown.
29 Jun 2020
Case closed: Surrey Police write off 36,000 unsolved crimes
An investigation by the Lib Dems has uncovered that 36,284 crimes were closed by Surrey Police last year without a suspect being identified.
15 Jun 2020
Council agrees to Lib Dem request to reopen Community Recycling Centres
Following a request from the Lib Dems, Surrey County Council will start a phased reopening of its Community Recycling Centres on 11th May.
5 May 2020