County Council Wants Surrey-wide Control of Parking
Epsom's Lib Dem councillors are asking residents to comment on Surrey County Council's proposals for on-street parking across the whole of Surrey. The consultation ends on 9th November.
16 Oct 2010
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Epsom and Ewell News
Tesco Plans for Horton Centre
Tesco Stores have applied for a licence to sell alcohol at a new outlet within the Horton Centre shops, all of which have been empty for some time.
14 Oct 2010
Allotment Rental to be made Quicker
An informal council meeting on Monday 11th October is to look at ways of speeding up the process of renting allotments : hopefully this will mean the waiting list of 150+ can be reduced and uncultivated plots re-let much more quickly.
9 Oct 2010
Happy Easter East Street!
East Street will be closed to traffic at its junction with the High Street in Epsom for three weeks from Easter 2011. This closure is needed for Network Rail to replace the railway bridge located between this junction and Hook Road.
4 Oct 2010
Council announces 'There will be no cuts next year'
Residents' Party Councillor Keith Mann has announced that "there will be no cuts in services this year". Only residents can decide if this was pre-election propaganda.
29 Sep 2010
Stones Road footbridge replacement delayed.
Although the old reinforced concrete footbridge on the footpath joining Stones Road to Blenheim Road and Miles Road has now successfully been removed, the extra costs of the delays to this work have depleted the budget to the extent that some of the further work needed to re-open the "tunnel" or underpass will have to be left until the next financial year. This means that instead of opening later this year, the new route will not be available until next summer.
26 Sep 2010
Surrey County Council News
Surrey Lib Dems call for action from top to bottom following report into the death of Gloria Foster
Commenting on the publication today of the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board's Serious Case Review into the death of Gloria Foster, Councillor Fiona White, the Liberal Democrat Opposition Spokesperson for Adult Social Care on Surrey County Council said:
16 Sep 2013
Surrey Tories fail Troubled Families
National figures announced today by the Coalition Government have bought welcome news on the large number of "Troubled Families" being turned around by councils across the country, but reveal an exceptionally poor performance by Conservative controlled Surrey County Council.
10 Sep 2013
Surrey’s flood prevention down the drain
A recent report issued by Surrey County Council has highlighted poor or delayed performance by its sub contractors in carrying out flood prevention work such as cleaning or unblocking road drains on Surrey's roads and emptying the Council's soakaways.
10 Sep 2013
Lib Dem success: Council bans payday lenders websites
As a result of a call by Liberal Democrat County Councillor Will Forster, Surrey County Council has now banned access to top payday lenders' websites from all Council computers and networks, including those in public libraries.
6 Aug 2013
Government funding for Surrey education
The Coalition Government has announced funding for an extra 2310 school places in Surrey.
5 Aug 2013
Extra funding for electric vehicle charging points in Surrey
The Coalition Government has today [31 July] announced additional funding for electric vehicle charging points, including £58,860 for Surrey County Council.
31 Jul 2013