Our latest Focus for College Ward - Spring 2024
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6 Mar 2024
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Epsom and Ewell News
LibDem respond to the Council's budget
At the Council meeting on Tuesday 13 February our Councillor Alison Kelly exposed the weaknesses and lack of vision in the ruling RA party's proposed budget. Read the full text of her speech and see her in action in this article.
14 Feb 2024
Launch of petition to keep some free access to council tennis courts
James Lawrence, one of the LibDem Councillors for College Ward, has launched a petition to ensure that children and those in financial difficulties can still have free access to our Council tennis courts.
7 Feb 2024
Interview with Helen Maguire on Radio Jackie - 1st February 2024
Listen to Helen Maguire being interviewed on Radio Jackie on 1st February as to why she can WIN in Epsom & Ewell.
2 Feb 2024
Launch of Helen Maguire's campaign
On Saturday 27th January Ed Davey, the leader of the LibDems, joined Helen Maguire and a crowd of local LibDem activists and volunteers to launch Helen's campaign to win Epsom & Ewell.
2 Feb 2024
LibDem response to Council's draft Masterplan for Epsom town centre
We have provided a full response to the Council's consultation draft of the Masterplan for Epsom town centre. Our response focuses on the need for greater emphasis on the climate emergency, social housing, and the local economy, and can be read below.
23 Dec 2023
Surrey County Council News
Surrey’s Liberal Democrats back new manifesto with NHS at the heart
The Liberal Democrats have launched their General Election manifesto and outlined a plan to save health and care services. The manifesto offers a bold and fully costed £9bn plan to tackle the health and care crisis.
11 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce plans for free school meals for 14,345 more primary school children in Surrey.
The Liberal Democrats have announced their ambition to extend free school meals to all primary school children, beginning with all children in poverty across both primary and secondary schools.
31 May 2024
Surrey Lib Dems hail best ever PCC result
Liberal Democrats secured over 31% of the vote in the recent Surrey-wide police and crime commissioner (PCC) election were also the biggest winners in Surrey's borough and district elections.
13 May 2024
63% of burglaries in Surrey still going unattended
63% of burglaries in Surrey went unattended by Surrey Police last year, despite a government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Surrey's burglary response waiting times have doubled under the Conservatives
The average waiting time for police to respond to burglary calls in Surrey more than doubled during the first two years of the current Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner, new figures from the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
9 Apr 2024
Lib Dems help get council to lobby Government for overhaul in local government funding.
At today’s full council meeting Leader of Surrey Lib Dems, Will Forster used his speech seconding an opposition motion, to call for a complete overhaul of how local government is funded.
19 Mar 2024