Epsom town centre to be spruced up by Surrey County Council
Epsom town centre is to get a £60,000 spruce up, thanks to the borough's five county councillors.
8 Dec 2008
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Well done to Helen Maguire for being elected our MP at the General Election on Thursday 4th July.
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Epsom and Ewell News
Epsom has new Food Growing Group
A new organisation was launched in on Tuesday 2nd December : Epsom & Ewell Food Growing Group.
6 Dec 2008
Epsom's Small Shops under Threat
The Federation of Small Businesses is taking action to save small shops, after a House of Commons All-Party Committee estimated there would be no independent retailers left by 2015. It is running a nationwide petition in support of the appointment of an independent "regulator", so that local planning decisions do not have a negative effect on the local community.
25 Nov 2008
Surrey County Council News
Carers will have to wait longer for respite
When the use of Wells House, Epsom for children's respite care ended in December 2006, parents were told that a replacement facility would be provided in Banstead by September 2007. This has not yet happened, and when Cllr Colin Taylor (Lib Dem) asked the Executive Member for an update it was revealed that the new unit is now expected to open two years late in September 2009.
29 Oct 2008
Adult social care just "adequate"
Closely behind the disastrous inspection of its Children's Services, the County Council has now received criticism of its adult social services from CSCI (Commission for Social Care Inspection). As a result, the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council are demanding improvements.
29 Oct 2008
Update on Children & Families service
Following the damning Ofsted inspection of Surrey County Council's Children & Families' service in July, the government stepped in to safeguard vulnerable children who have been put at risk.
29 Oct 2008
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