Following questions from Colin Taylor, both Epsom & Ewell Borough Council and Surrey County Council have written to the Post Office authorities about their plans for the main Post Office in Epsom High Street.
Jonathan Lees and the Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats are supporting the Climate Care campaign. Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Jonathan Lees has signed the "Climate Care" pledge to make sure that his campaign is climate neutral.
Following the successful year in existence of the Fairtrade Forum for Epsom & Ewell, Cllr Jonathan Lees proposed at last Tuesday's meeting of the Borough Council that the Council should now support it.
It's back to the drawing board for Langley Vale Road traffic calming. Councillors from all parties representing this Epsom Downs village (including Woodcote ward by-election winner Lionel Blackman) have jointly agreed to ask SCC highways engineers to re-consider their plans.
The battle for places on the new 80-seat County Council goes into top gear as nominations close later this week. This is expected to be the last set of councillors to hold their meetings at the historic County Hall in Kingston upon Thames, which is nowadays outside the administrative county of Surrey. The new building in Woking is intended to come into use before the end of 2007.
The Lib Dems were returned to represent Woodcote ward on Epsom & Ewell Borough Council tonight, after an absence of less than two years. The polling results were:
In December 2001, Surrey County Council's Planning and Regulatory Committee met to decide on three of the most controversial Planning Applications for many years - the 3 so-called "Energy from Waste" Incinerators in Redhill, Guildford and Capel, south of Dorking. The large attendance by the public was catered for by a video link to the sports hall.
Despite strong opposition from the Liberal Democrat group, the Conservative majority on Surrey County Council has forced through a sell off of Surrey school support services to warship makers Vosper Thornycroft.
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have successfully forced the Conservative administration to reconsider their decision to cut bus services from September, even though they refused to debate a Lib Dem motion before the summer holidays.
The Conservative Executive of Surrey County Council have decided to withdraw large numbers of evening and weekend bus services right across Surrey with effect from September 2003. This was agreed at their meeting on the 10th of June.
Surrey County Council has increased its share of council tax for 2003-2004 by 17.9%. Cllr. Janet Maines, Lib Dem group leader said: "This Tory-run County Council has got to move away from crisis management, with its ever spiralling costs, by investing in preventative measures that are good value for money and that better meet the needs of Surrey residents".
