County Council U-turn on Youth Service
County Councillor Colin Taylor and Surrey Lib Dems have welcomed the lifting of the county's freeze on Youth Service recruitment.
21 Apr 2008
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Town Ward Councillor slams Spending on Alleyway
Cllr Alison Kelly has criticised plans to spend £450,000 on an alleyway leading from the Town Hall car park to Epsom High Street.
14 Apr 2008
Lottery Money pays for Teenage Recreation Area
The new teenage recreation area in Alexandra Recreation Ground was declared "open" on 10th April and the Mayor presented with a cheque for £65,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.
11 Apr 2008
Plastic Bag Campaign Gathers Momentum
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats' campaign to make Epsom and Ewell a plastic bag free borough gathered momentum on Sunday 6th April. Despite appalling weather conditions, nearly 1000 leaflets were handed out to shoppers in Epsom Market Place while the Farmers' Market was in full swing.
8 Apr 2008
Tory Budget Bad News for Surrey's Residents
Lib Dems at Surrey County Council opposed the ruling Conservative administration's 4.8% rise in council tax and condemned a cut in roads and schools maintenance spending.
5 Apr 2008
Keeping Election Promises
Epsom & Ewell's Lib Dem councillors have honoured the pledge in their election manifesto not to support council "freebies".
4 Apr 2008
Surrey County Council News
Lib Dems Urge Rethink on Library Closures
The Liberal Democrat Group on Surrey County Council is calling on the Conservative-run Executive to reconsider its plans to close six of Surrey's libraries. Diana Smith, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Schools and Communities, said that over the years a lack of investment by the Tories in one of the county's key resources had left it unable to grow to meet modern needs, with the number of people using libraries falling. "In an increasingly 24 hour society it's no wonder people aren't using the libraries, when opening hours are so limited. And when they get there, often the choice of books is restricted and there isn't room for the range of computers that a modern information centre needs."
9 Mar 2006
Tories Continue to Push For Cuts to the Voluntary Sector
Conservative-run Surrey County Council today refused to maintain current funding to the county's voluntary sector, choosing instead to oppose a Liberal Democrat motion which had called for an end to the proposed £838,000 cut in funding. Fiona White, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Adults and Community Care, said after the meeting that the Tory amendment to the motion was "woolly" and had no funding substance to it on which the voluntary organisations could rely.
7 Mar 2006
Surrey County Council Must Not Cut Support to Surrey's Voluntary Sector.
This Motion to Council is not an attempt to ignore the financial situation in which we find ourselves. Rather, it is a recognition of that situation and the need to get the best possible returns for the investment of the Council's money. Let me ask councillors a question. What sort of return do you think we get for every one pound given in grant to a voluntary organisation? Is it three pounds, six pounds, ten pounds? The information which I have gleaned leads me to believe that it is ten pounds or above; if so, the effect of the cuts will be more than £8 million in service provision. I think that any business would be delighted to have such a return on their investment and within a very short space of time.
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7 Mar 2006
Lib Dems force College Travel Reprieve
Following pressure from the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, proposals to abandon the Student Fare Card Scheme have been withdrawn. The cards allow Surrey students up to 18 to travel at the under-16 rate. They remove a barrier to youngsters travelling to the course that suits them best, keeping them in the education system.
7 Mar 2006
Concern about local youth clubs
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24 Feb 2006
Kick in the teeth for Voluntary Organisations
The Tory budget is proposing to cut grants to voluntary organisations in Surrey by £838,000. This means a significant reduction in the money available to organisations that have a fundamental role in supporting Surrey residents and will cause an already fragile sector to fail in key areas.
16 Feb 2006