Three Local Libraries face closure
Following publication of Surrey Lib Dems concerns about the Conservative administration's plans for Public Libraries, a list of...
26 Jan 2011
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Epsom and Ewell News
Tory Financial Incompetence leaves over £21 million from developers unspent or unclaimed in Surrey
Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats in Surrey show that over £21 million of "Section 106" money for improvements...
24 Jan 2011
Lib Dems throw the book at Surrey Tory library cuts and Mobile Library closure plans
Plans by Surrey's Conservative administration to close down the Mobile Library Service and further plans to reduce the County's...
25 Jan 2011
Lib Dems' "Second Chance" Waste Lorry campaign
Liberal Democrats have started a petition to stop the use of Epsom town centre and its residential roads by the huge...
23 Jan 2011
Effects of Conservatives' plan to end Free Parking
The Conservatives' plan to end free parking in Epsom & Ewell's shopping parades, will also see the end of free short-term...
23 Jan 2011
Conservatives to introduce Parking Meters in Epsom & Ewell
Surrey County Council's Conservative Cabinet Member for Transportation has unilaterally decided, at a special meeting held on...
16 Jan 2011
Surrey County Council News
Is this the Time to Close Council Care Homes?
One privately owned residential care home in Surrey has recently been closed by Care Quality Commission meaning that older people had to be moved at short notice. Another home close to Surrey's borders which the council has used for care packages was also closed down. A check of Care Quality Commission's website shows that there are 5 privately owned homes within 13 miles of Guildford where they have been found to be inadequate in one or more categories.
2 Mar 2015
Hazel Watson Welcomes Superfast Broadband Report Rural Areas Must Not be Left Offline!
Liberal Democrat County Councillor Hazel Watson, who provided evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Select Committee on the rollout of Superfast Broadband in the villages and rural areas of Surrey, has welcomed the Select Committee's Report on the roll-out of Superfast Broadband.
13 Feb 2015
Lib Dems tell County Council to stop wasting money on sky high energy bills
Liberal Democrats are calling on Conservative run Surrey County Council to adopt proposals in a recently published report about carbon and energy policy which sets out ways in which the County Council could save money on its sky high energy bills and reduce its carbon emissions, benefiting the environment.
10 Feb 2015
Liberal Democrats call for more money to repair Surrey’s potholed roads and protect bus services
The recently published Surrey County Council Budget for 2015/16 has revealed a reduction of £400,000 in funding for Highways and Transport compared with this year. The Budget is set to be decided by the County Council on 10 February.
9 Feb 2015
Liberal Democrats call for a fairer share of funding for Surrey young people and vulnerable adults
Surrey County Council 's Budget for 2015/16 was recently published by the Conservative administration at County Hall before being agreed at full Council on 10 February. The Budget reveals a large cut of nearly £2 million in services for young people and a £16 million increase in services for vulnerable adults.
2 Feb 2015
Liberal Democrats say: “Stop wasting money and start protecting vital services for Surrey residents”
In the run up to the County Council agreeing its Budget for 2015/16 on 10 February, Cllr Hazel Watson Leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition on the County Council said: "My message to the Conservative administration at County Hall is to stop wasting money and start protecting vital services for Surrey residents.
30 Jan 2015