Council Ratifies Climate Change Action Plan
The borough council has issued a press release on its new Climate Change Action Plan and the document can be found on the council's website www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk.
10 Aug 2010
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Epsom and Ewell News
Appeals Lodged after Planning Permission Refused
Two appeals against planning refusal relating to town centre properties have been lodged. The first relates to student accommodation in Temple Road, where a 3-storey extension was refused permission by the Planning Committee.
2 Aug 2010
Council Makes Application to Secretary of State for Allotments
The borough council will make an application to the Secretary of State for permission to restore to use the currently abandoned Stones Road allotments and will work with Lower Mole Countryside Management Project, Natural England, Surrey County Council and others to ensure the future of both the Stones Road allotments and Stones Road Pond which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
2 Aug 2010
"Through a glass darkly"
The Lib Dem group at County Hall has pressed the Conservative administration to be more open and transparent by publishing more information and by making decisions more openly.
21 Aug 2010
Progress report refused
In July 2009 the County Council's Interim Chief Executive Mr Michael Frater published a highly critical report about the County Council. At that time the Conservative administration said that Mr Frater would be invited to review the Council's progress one year following the publication of his report.
12 Aug 2010
Surrey 'World Class'?- Residents still don't think so!
The Conservative administration at County Hall has stated its ambition for the Council to be World Class but has not provided any definition of this term. However, it is clear that Surrey residents believe that the County Council has room for considerable improvement.
4 Aug 2010
Surrey County Council News
Farnham Castle: Question to Cabinet from Liberal Democrat Leader Hazel Watson
Question to 5 February Cabinet Meeting from Hazel Watson (Dorking Hills):
15 Jan 2013
Surrey’s Conservative administration is out of touch with reality
Speaking in response to the widely distributed email from Surrey County Council's Chief Executive to a member of the public over the recent stay by Conservative Cabinet members and senior council officers at Farnham Castle, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition Hazel Watson said:
21 Dec 2012
Conservatives pushed into 4th place as Lib Dems score resounding win in Sunbury Common
The Conservatives were pushed into an unprecedented fourth place in the Sunbury Common by-election yesterday, as Liberal Democrat candidate Brian Spoor stormed to victory, gaining more than double the number of votes of his nearest rival.
20 Dec 2012
Conservatives reject call by Liberal Democrats for safer roads
Surrey County Council's Conservative-run administration have rejected a call by the Liberal Democrats for the County's speed limits policy to be changed to make it easier for 20mph zones to be introduced where evidence says they are required and they are supported by local residents.
13 Dec 2012
County Council Conservatives happy that arrangements for the protection of children in Surrey meets “minimum requirements”
Councillor Fiona White (Guildford West), the Deputy Leader of Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats has condemned the Conservative leadership at County Hall for having no ambition to improve arrangements for the protection of children in Surrey.
11 Dec 2012
Surrey Liberal Democrats call for parents of disabled children to receive more support
At tomorrow's meeting of the Full Council of Surrey County Council Liberal Democrats will be calling on the Conservative-run County Council to enable more parents of disabled children to have short breaks to support them in their caring role.
10 Dec 2012