Was it Abuse of Town Hall Facilities?
Whilst all other political parties were not allowed to use the Town Hall for their meetings, it seems that the Residents' Association supremos were exempt from the policy.
20 Jan 2010
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Epsom and Ewell News
Proposed Cuts in Council Services
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has issued a series of press releases outlining the options for service reductions during the next financial year in order to balance the books.
19 Jan 2010
Local Development Must Focus on Local Needs!
Catherine Bearder, Euro MP for South East England, today urged the European Commission to make local government the bedrock of its regional development policy.
19 Jan 2010
Recycling those Plastic Bags
Did you know that 96% of all the world's plastic is not recycled?
19 Jan 2010
Tesco Decision Delayed
The borough council's Planning Committee will NOT debate the Tesco proposals at their meeting on Thursday 21st January, as previously publicised.
14 Jan 2010
The End Destination of our Recyclables
Ever wondered where Epsom & Ewell's recyclables end up? A comprehensive list of what happens to them is this week's recycling feature.
12 Jan 2010
Surrey County Council News
Sharon Bowles MEP welcomes new UK Tax Accord with Switzerland
The UK and Switzerland will begin negotiations that could see Britons with Swiss bank accounts pay tax on the interest they earn.
10 Nov 2010
Irom Sharmila nears decade long hunger strike
Lib Dem MEP Graham Watson has asked the UK government and the European Commission to help Irom Sharmila who has been on hunger strike for 10 years.
2 Nov 2010
Surrey Academy Shock
Stories suggesting all Surrey schools were on their way to becoming Academies appeared in national newspapers on 30th September. This was fortunate for local MP Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, as the Conservative party conference was due to start three days later, and even here in his home county of Surrey just one school was ready to become an Academy.
29 Oct 2010
Highways cut to meet claims
The Conservative administration at County Hall has mismanaged Surrey's Highways to such an extent that Highways claims against the Council for damage and injury in respect of Highways are expected to reach £1.3m this year. This is not surprising given the large number of potholes on Surrey's roads, the delay in repairing them and the many poor quality repairs which did not last.
5 Nov 2010
Boundary Review
The Local Government Boundary Commission has just started a boundary review of Surrey County Council. The review has been triggered because the levels of electoral representation have changed since the last review was completed in 2000 with 29 division (36%) having electoral variations greater than 10%.
1 Nov 2010