Sites for Future Housing
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has embarked on a consultation, which will last 12 weeks from 1st August, giving residents the opportunity to comment on sites for future housing.
2 Aug 2011
News
Epsom and Ewell News
First Steps to Council's New Corporate Plan
Epsom & Ewell borough council is to update its Corporate Plan and create a new document which will run from 2012 - 2016 and contain new Key Priorities.
4 Jul 2011
Budget Simulator Goes Live
A motion to council from the Lib Dems has resulted in a Budget Simulator being publicly available for residents to use on the council's website.
3 Jul 2011
Is Residents' Parking on its way at last?
A meeting of the Local Committee on Monday 27th June will discuss the county council's "phase 6" proposals - which include residents' parking schemes for a number of roads in and around the borough.
27 Jun 2011
Ashtead Independents defy electors’ preference and support Conservatives
At the Annual Meeting of Mole Valley District Council, the votes of the Ashtead Independent group were decisive in electing Conservative James Friend as Council Leader - even though his party is not the largest on the Council. James Friend then announced a coalition between the 2 groups to form a joint administration.
25 May 2011
15 May 2011
Surrey County Council News
Council should explain disabled charges to equality body, say Surrey Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats in Surrey have written to the Equality & Human Rights Commission asking them to investigate the Tory council's policy that has increased adult social care charges for disabled residents by over one million pounds a year.
4 Nov 2016
REVEALED: Surrey's Tory Tip Tax may be breaking the law
Liberal Democrat County Councillors have expressed their surprise and anger after it was revealed that Surrey's unpopular "Tory Tip Tax", where residents are charged to use local Community Recycling Centres (CRCs), could be illegal.
28 Oct 2016
Tories break their promise on Heathrow say Surrey Lib Dems
The Conservatives have broken their promise to Surrey residents not to build a 3rd runway at Heathrow, after the government backed the option recommended by the Davies Report today. The Tory U-turn is in direct contradiction to promises made by David Cameron, the former Prime Minister, who said in 2009 that ""The third runway at Heathrow is not going ahead, no ifs, no buts." The Conservative manifesto of 2010 promised no third runway at Heathrow, and Surrey residents have been clear in their opposition to airport expansion at both Heathrow and Gatwick.
25 Oct 2016
Surrey Lib Dems welcome rethink on Winter Maintenance cuts
Surrey Liberal Democrat County Councillors have welcomed the decision by Surrey's Cabinet to reject proposed cuts to the Winter Maintenance budget which could have put Surrey residents at serious risk of harm.
24 Oct 2016
Street lights face the axe at night after residents are not consulted, say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrat Councillors have criticised Tory-run Surrey County Council after it was revealed that residents who are set to lose their street lighting at night were not formally consulted on the proposal.
18 Oct 2016
Surrey County Council's finances face uncertain future say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrats in Surrey have warned that the County Council's finances face an uncertain future after the Conservative administration today rejected a 4-year funding offer from the government.
12 Oct 2016