Have Your Say on Licensed Premises in Epsom Town Centre
The borough council's Licensing Committee has agreed that Epsom town centre is already saturated with licensed premises. The...
10 Mar 2011
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Epsom and Ewell News
County Lib Dems call for parking charges plan to be scrapped
The Lib Dems on Surrey County Council are calling on the Council to scrap the plans for new on-street charges for car parking bays in market towns and rural villages throughout Surrey. They have submitted a motion for discussion by the Full Council meeting on 22 March.
3 Mar 2011
High Street Survey backs Help for Small Businesses and Shops
The survey results from the hundreds of shoppers who helped us with our survey in Epsom High Street last Saturday have been...
2 Mar 2011
Lib Dems condemn Tory decision to plough ahead with Library Closures
The decision today by Surrey County Council's Cabinet to plough ahead with plans to end the mobile library service and close 11...
1 Mar 2011
RA refuse to debate County's Parking Charges
Parking bays outside the Old Cottage Hospital have been targeted by the county council's new policy ...
28 Feb 2011
Fire Service Cuts - Deadline for Comments is this Friday
Time is running out for submitting comments on Surrey's "Public Service Plan" which proposes severe and controversial cuts to...
27 Feb 2011
Surrey County Council News
Surrey Lib Dems say: “Open up our youth centres!”
Questioning by Lib Dem councillors has uncovered that Surrey County Council youth centres are only open for a very limited number of hours, with one centre in the county that is only open for just over ONE hour per week.
3 Oct 2016
Lib Dems reveal Surrey County Council’s £67m spend on property outside the county
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have revealed almost £67m of public money has been spent on buying properties outside the county, using a council-owned property company called Halsey Garton Property Limited. The properties purchased with funding from the Conservative-run Council were mainly warehouses situated in locations such as Wiltshire, Bristol, Worksop and Salford. The most expensive acquisition was an office in Bristol, at the cost of just under £20m.
21 Sep 2016
Surrey residents left in the dark over Tory streetlight cuts
Liberal Democrat Councillors have criticised Tory-run Surrey County Council after discovering that residents have still not been informed about plans to turn off thousands off street lights at night.
16 Sep 2016
Surrey Lib Dems slam Tory Council's £1m raid on sick and disabled
Liberal Democrat Councillors have strongly criticised Conservative-run Surrey County Council for agreeing to hike adult social care charges by over £1m for disabled and vulnerable residents. The new charges, due to take effect from 3rd October 2016, have been pushed through by the Conservative-run Council, despite a consultation which showed strong opposition to the plans by residents and disability groups.
8 Sep 2016
Lib Dems warn of flytipping increase across the county as Surrey’s “Tory Tip Tax” is introduced
Liberal Democrat councillors are warning that the Conservative-run County Council's plans to charge the public for using Community Recycling Centres, as well as reducing their opening hours, could lead to even bigger increases in fly-tipping across Surrey. Recent figures show that fly-tipping across the county has doubled in the last two years, from 2093 tonnes in 2013/14 to 4441 tonnes in 2015/16.
31 Aug 2016
Liberal Democrats call for County Council Budget to protect vital services for Surrey residents
At the Budget meeting of Surrey County Council on Tuesday 9 February, the Liberal Democrats called on the Conservative administration to protect vital services for Surrey residents.
10 Feb 2016