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Local Lib Dem Euro MP Sharon Bowles’ radical plan to make lending to SMEs more attractive

Epsom’s popular new Local Enterprise Market

A new Local Enterprise Market was launched in the Market Place in Epsom High Street on 30 October. Local traders, businesses and entrepreneurs advertised their wares alongside artists, photographers and other talented local residents with craft skills to display or hobbies they are willing to share.

Lib Dems call for “secret” list of council owned properties and land in Surrey to be released

Liberal Democrat Councillors on Surrey County Council have called for the release of a list of 103 properties and parcels of land owned by the County Council and described as "assets" but details of which the council is refusing to share with councillors and residents. The 103 assets are "not in operational use" and were first referred to in council papers in December 2016 and despite repeated assurances from the county council that the information would be provided, the list has still not been shared with councillors. Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council, then tabled a question at a meeting of the Cabinet on 31st January 2017 requesting more information but a list of the 103 assets was still not provided. Furthermore, the minutes of the meeting state that "to provide a full list was not an efficient use of time". Cllr Watson said today:

REVEALED: Only 39% of residents agree that Surrey County Council provides value for money

Liberal Democrat County Councillors have expressed their concern as new figures were released that reveal poor levels of public satisfaction with Conservative-run Surrey County Council.

STATEMENT FROM CLLR HAZEL WATSON ON TEXT MESSAGES FROM CLLR DAVID HODGE AT PMQs TODAY

Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat County Councillors in Surrey, said today:

Lib Dems condemn Tory budget cuts of £123 MILLION as Surrey residents are asked to pay more for less

Liberal Democrats in Surrey today claimed victory as the Conservatives cancelled their planned 15% tax rise in the face of overwhelming opposition from Liberal Democrat councillors and Surrey residents. However, Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat County Councillors, condemned the Conservative county council's budget as a charade, as the Tory administration pushed through £123 MILLION of unspecified cuts to council services.

Lib Dems call on Surrey MPs to back cross-party care plan

Liberal Democrats in Surrey have written to the county's 11 Conservative Members of Parliament, asking them to back a cross party initiative on the future of social care and how to fund it.

Surrey Lib Dems say: “Spill the beans on £93 MILLION council cuts”

Today at County Hall Surrey's Conservative Cabinet approved proposals for a 15% council tax rise, a referendum on the council tax on 4 May and cuts of £93 million to services in Surrey.