Primary School Admissions 2013 - Consultation
Surrey County Council are currently consulting on School Admission Criteria for 2013, with a closing date of 24 January 2012. The consultation can be read on-line here.
3 Dec 2011
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Nick Clegg launches £1 billion package to tackle youth unemployment
Nick Clegg MEP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister, has launched the Youth Contract, a £1billion programme to get every unemployed young person earning or learning again before long-term damage is done.
27 Nov 2011
Consultation on Residents Parking Schemes
Formal notices have now been published advertising details of proposed new and revised yellow line waiting restrictions, controlled parking zones and residents parking bays. The consultation is for 4 weeks ending on 22 December.
24 Nov 2011
UKIP jobs claim "deluded" says Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson
Following a heated exchange between UKIP leader Nigel Farage MEP and Lib Dem MEP Sir Graham Watson during a BBC debate this weekend, in which the UKIP leader stated that "not one single British job depends on EU membership", Watson has called on Farage to justify his statements.
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14 Nov 2011
Local Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles’ radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive
SE England Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles is regularly named as one of the most influential Members of the European Parliament,...
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14 Nov 2011
Epsom’s popular new Local Enterprise Market
A new Local Enterprise Market was launched in the Market Place in Epsom High Street on 30 October. Local traders, businesses and entrepreneurs advertised their wares alongside artists, photographers and other talented local residents with craft skills to display or hobbies they are willing to share.
5 Nov 2011
Surrey County Council News
LIB DEMS CALL FOR RELEASE OF £25K “INVISIBLE” FINANCIAL REPORT FOR SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
Liberal Democrat county councillors are calling for the release of an "invisible" report, for which the Conservative administration at County Hall paid nearly £25,000. The report was quoted in the papers for the council's budget meeting on 7th February and relates to a "financial resilience review" which was carried out in November 2016 by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) at the request of the Leader of the Council, and cost £24,500.
7 Mar 2017
Library resources face £346K of cuts as Surrey Conservatives are forced to reveal the facts
Liberal Democrat county councillors in Surrey have expressed their anger as the Conservative County Council was forced to reveal cuts of £346K to library resources over the next two years.
2 Mar 2017
Lib Dems call for “secret” list of council owned properties and land in Surrey to be released
Liberal Democrat Councillors on Surrey County Council have called for the release of a list of 103 properties and parcels of land owned by the County Council and described as "assets" but details of which the council is refusing to share with councillors and residents. The 103 assets are "not in operational use" and were first referred to in council papers in December 2016 and despite repeated assurances from the county council that the information would be provided, the list has still not been shared with councillors. Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, then tabled a question at a meeting of the Cabinet on 31st January 2017 requesting more information but a list of the 103 assets was still not provided. Furthermore, the minutes of the meeting state that "to provide a full list was not an efficient use of time". Cllr Watson said today:
22 Feb 2017
REVEALED: Only 39% of residents agree that Surrey County Council provides value for money
Liberal Democrat County Councillors have expressed their concern as new figures were released that reveal poor levels of public satisfaction with Conservative-run Surrey County Council.
13 Feb 2017
STATEMENT FROM CLLR HAZEL WATSON ON TEXT MESSAGES FROM CLLR DAVID HODGE AT PMQs TODAY
Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey, said today:
8 Feb 2017
Lib Dems condemn Tory budget cuts of £123 MILLION as Surrey residents are asked to pay more for less
Liberal Democrats in Surrey today claimed victory as the Conservatives cancelled their planned 15% tax rise in the face of overwhelming opposition from Liberal Democrat councillors and Surrey residents. However, Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat County Councillors, condemned the Conservative county council's budget as a charade, as the Tory administration pushed through £123 MILLION of unspecified cuts to council services.
7 Feb 2017