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Epsom and Ewell News
Parking - RA and Tories disagree about how to agree
The final meeting of the 2007-2011 Borough Council once again descended into farce as RA and Tory councillors competed and disagreed about the best way to endorse the popular motion opposing Pay & Display charging for on-street parking, originally proposed by the Liberal Democrats.
24 Apr 2011
18 Apr 2011
Fire Service Cuts
Fire-fighters are warning that the number of Fire Engines available at night is planned to be cut by Surrey County Council, reducing public safety at the time people feel most vulnerable.
24 Apr 2011
From the Lib Dem Manifesto, to Daily Life in Epsom & Ewell
Specific figures have been published this week showing how local residents benefit from the Lib Dem Manifesto pledges delivered by the Coalition Government in this new financial year.
9 Apr 2011
Surrey County Council News
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
Surrey’s crisis in adult social care is worsening , say Lib Dems
Liberal Democrat Councillors have warned Conservative-run Surrey County Council that it is facing a continuing crisis in adult social care, after the Council forecasted a £7.4m overspend for this financial year. The figures were revealed just weeks after Tory bosses agreed to charge disabled residents over £1m a year more for their care.
7 Oct 2016
Surrey Lib Dems say: “Open up our youth centres!”
Questioning by Lib Dem councillors has uncovered that Surrey County Council youth centres are only open for a very limited number of hours, with one centre in the county that is only open for just over ONE hour per week.
3 Oct 2016
Lib Dems reveal Surrey County Council’s £67m spend on property outside the county
Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have revealed almost £67m of public money has been spent on buying properties outside the county, using a council-owned property company called Halsey Garton Property Limited. The properties purchased with funding from the Conservative-run Council were mainly warehouses situated in locations such as Wiltshire, Bristol, Worksop and Salford. The most expensive acquisition was an office in Bristol, at the cost of just under £20m.
21 Sep 2016
Surrey residents left in the dark over Tory streetlight cuts
Liberal Democrat Councillors have criticised Tory-run Surrey County Council after discovering that residents have still not been informed about plans to turn off thousands off street lights at night.
16 Sep 2016