Have Your Say - Just One Fire Engine for Epsom?
Epsom could have just one fire engine based in Church Street from summer 2014, according to plans announced by Surrey Fire and...
13 Dec 2012
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Epsom and Ewell News
If This is Valid, I'll Eat My Hat!
Epsom & Ewell's Lib Dem councillors say the Residents Association has wasted thousands of pounds on a Residents Survey just to...
1 Dec 2012
The Battle to Save Waterloo Road - in Epsom, not the TV Programme!
Traders in Waterloo Road despair of having the short-term on street parking available for their customers - needed to enable their shops to survive.
16 Nov 2012
County Council turns its back on Parking Problems
Surrey County Council has once again delayed any further progress on modified parking restrictions in Epsom and Ewell, even though some much-needed changes were originally requested 5 years ago.
16 Nov 2012
Christmas Lights Switch-On 2012
On Thursday 22nd November, the main event will start at 4pm in the Market Place and for one night only will feature loads of activities.
16 Nov 2012
The future of Epsom Hospital
The Health Service Journal is claiming that Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Trust is likely to be made subject to a "failure regime" similar to that imposed upon South London Healthcare, with a Trust Special Administrator preparing future options.
4 Nov 2012
Surrey County Council News
Surrey's Conservative Councillors award themselves a pay rise but promise huge cuts to County Council services
Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey have heavily criticised the Conservative-administration at County Hall after Conservative Councillors awarded themselves thousands of pounds of extra allowances in a vote at Council yesterday. The vote means that 4 new Deputy Cabinet positions will be created, at a cost of £40K a year, as well as extra allowances for committee vice-chairs. Liberal Democrat County Councillors opposed these increases and voted against them at County Hall.
23 May 2018
Statement from Cllr Chris Botten on Commissioners in Surrey
Reacting to the news that Government Commissioners will be overseeing Children's Services in Surrey for 3 months, Cllr Chris Botten, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council,said today:
22 May 2018
STATEMENT ON SURREY OFSTED INSPECTION
Responding to the publication of today's Ofsted inspection of Surrey County Council, Cllr Chris Botten, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
16 May 2018
Surrey County Council Lib Dems appoint new Leader
The Liberal Democrat group on Surrey County Council have appointed Cllr Chris Botten as Group Leader following the retirement of Cllr Hazel Watson from the group leadership.
16 May 2018
Surrey Lib Dems highlight £196 MILLION Tory cuts plan at County Hall
Liberal Democrat county councillors have expressed their concern after it was revealed that Surrey County Council is planning to reduce spending on services by nearly £200m by the end of 2019/20. The figures were released in a report to the Council's Cabinet earlier this week, alongside the Conservative-administration's decision to hire consultants, at an undisclosed sum, to assist with the County Council's "programme management and change capacity" project.
1 May 2018
REVEALED: Surrey's £298 MILLION commercial property portfolio delivers zero income for county council services
Liberal Democrat county councillors have expressed their concern after it was revealed that Surrey County Council has not spent any of the income derived from its £298 million commercial property portfolio on council services. Previously, the Conservative Cabinet Member for Property & Business Services stated that: "We also have an additional need to generate an income from our strategy if we are to have any hope of raising enough money to fund the services our residents need."
10 Apr 2018