Cllr Colin Taylor is the new Mayor of Epsom and Ewell
Cllr Colin Taylor has been officially recognised as Mayor of Epsom & Ewell 2013/14, the first Liberal or Liberal Democrat mayor in the 76 year history of the Borough.
Cllr Colin Taylor has been officially recognised as Mayor of Epsom & Ewell 2013/14, the first Liberal or Liberal Democrat mayor in the 76 year history of the Borough.
Arrangements are being made to bring the new Residents Parking Permit areas into operation with effect from Saturday 1 June.The aim of the scheme is to discourage commuter parking in those areas.
A government Inspector has rejected the appeal by Rosebery School against the borough council's refusal of changes to the conditions of the planning permission for its sports hall and all weather sports pitch. The school wanted to allow public use out of school hours, including flood lighting of the outdoor sports pitch.
A special meeting of the Local Committee was convened last week to avoid further delay to the work of marking out the road outside Epsom Station.
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats wish to thank all those who turned out to vote for our candidates on Thursday.
At last Tuesday's otherwise uneventful meeting of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, the ruling group of RA councillors voted through an increase in their own allowances.
Responding to the publication of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services report into Surrey Fire and Rescue, Cllr Chris Botten, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at Surrey County Council said:
Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey have today voted against proposals put forward by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP). The report published by the IRP recommended that a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) of £10,000 be allocated to Deputy Cabinet Members, a set of roles only introduced to Surrey County Council in May this year.
"Things fall apart- the centre cannot hold
Parking charges of £1.30 per hour, with a maximum charge of £5.00 per day, were introduced in the car parks on Surrey County Council's Countryside Estate, including those at Norbury Park, on 6 August 2018 despite significant opposition from local residents. Previously there was no charge.
Liberal Democrat county councillors in Surrey have criticised the ruling Conservative administration for recruiting a new "Business Manager" post, on a salary of more than £43,000, when at the same time planning hundreds of staff redundancies and millions of pounds of cuts to front line services.