Weekly COVID-19 update from your LibDem councillors - Friday 24th April
Will, at least the sun is shining although I appreciate this may be no comfort to those with no garden. Here is our weekly update:
24 Apr 2020
News
Epsom and Ewell News
COVID-19 update from your College Ward LibDem Councillors – Friday 17th April
Welcome to three more weeks (at least…) of lockdown. Here are the key updates from the Council and related sources from Julie & myself:
17 Apr 2020
COVID-19 update from your College Ward LibDem Councillors – Friday 10th April
The following captures some key updates since our last Update, mainly based on a catch-up with Kathryn Beldon (the CEO of the Council) on Thursday afternoon:
DG
10 Apr 2020
Colin Taylor
Colin's family have decided to postpone the Memorial Service scheduled for 21st March. It will be held at a later date. Please forward this information as appropriate. Thank you.
12 Mar 2020
Colin Taylor
There is to be a Memorial service for former mayor, borough and county councillor Colin Taylor on Saturday 21st March. It will be held at Christ Church, Christ Church Road, Epsom at 2.30pm. Everyone welcome. There will be refreshments in Christ Church Hall after the service.
24 Feb 2020
Colin Taylor
Epsom and Ewell Liberal Democrats are sad to announced that former Borough and County Councillor has passed away. Colin also did his turn as Mayor of Epsom & Ewell, supported by his wife Jose. Colin was active until recent weeks, having prepared much of the literature used in the December general election. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.
6 Feb 2020
Surrey County Council News
53 burglaries in Surrey go unsolved every week, Lib Dems reveal
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative Government for being soft on crime, as they reveal that 83.8% of burglaries in Surrey went unsolved by the police last year.
3 May 2022
Tory led Surrey County Council fails to get funding for bus service improvements
Surrey County Council's plans for a greener future took a major step backwards when it failed to get any financial support from the government for its Bus Service Improvement Plan.
8 Apr 2022
Poorly insulated homes in Surrey paying over £240m more in heating bills
Families in Surrey are paying over £240m more a year for their energy bills because they are living in poorly insulated homes, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Apr 2022
Cost of residents’ parking permits set to rise
Surrey County Council has launched a public consultation on increases to on-street parking charges including those for residents' parking permits, with the aim of increasing parking revenue by £334,000 per year across the range of measures.
5 Apr 2022
Lib Dems get Council to agree to localised Covid testing programme
At last week's full council meeting Surrey County Council unanimously agreed a Lib Dem motion criticising the Government's 'Living with Covid' plan that will put an end to universal free Covid testing.
29 Mar 2022
Ofsted say children’s services in Surrey ‘requires improvement to be good’
Ofsted have published their latest inspection report into Surrey County Council's children's services and rated the Council's service as one that 'requires improvement to be good'
9 Mar 2022