PWRR Awarded Freedom of the Borough
A special meeting of the council has awarded the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment the Freedom of the Borough of Epsom & Ewell.
9 Jan 2010
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Epsom and Ewell News
Recycling Tip of the Week
The start of another year and at least some improvement in the recycling service offered by our borough council as they continue to bring flats on-stream with the new collection service for plastics and cardboard. Each week we will be posting a "tip of the week", starting off with some fairly obvious strategies but moving on to some of the most inventive recycling done by our councillors, members and supporters. Let your local councillor know of any interesting ways of recycling which you think could be publicised more widely.
5 Jan 2010
Do you have what it takes to be a Youth Mentor?
If you have felt that you wanted to give something back to your community, help young people from falling into a life of crime or anti-social behaviour or wanted to offer young people support and guidance, then the borough council would like to hear from you.
4 Jan 2010
Promoting Cycling and Reducing Congestion
At December's meeting of the full council, Lib Dems secured some support for making Epsom and Ewell a more cycle friendly borough.
29 Dec 2009
Mandelson forcing universities to lower standards and offer less choice
Commenting on Government plans to cut university funding by more than £500m, Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Jonathan Lees said: "The Government failed to live up to its commitment to fund extra university places and now it seems to be punishing the universities that went out of their way to help the pupils that had been let down."
2 Jan 2010
Surrey Police Seven Point Plan
The Surrey Police Authority has recently approved a seven point plan for Surrey Police in order to address their anticipated funding shortfall over the next three years to increase front-line police officers and further improve policing. This initiative has been supported by the Lib Dem members of the Police Authority.
1 Jan 2010
Surrey County Council News
Winter Preparation: Improvements and Disappointments
Lib Dem County Councillors Stephen Cooksey and David Goodwin have worked for some months as part of a small Council Task Group established to make recommendations about improving the chaotic arrangements that the County had in place when the heavy snow fell last winter. Many of the recommendations of the Group have been accepted by the Cabinet, which agreed to provide an additional £1 million to improve the service in the coming winter.
25 Oct 2010
"EU Budget should be cut" - Sharon Bowles MEP
Euro MPs voted in Strasbourg on Wednesday on the EU budget for 2011, at the same time as the Coalition Government announced details of the Comprehensive Spending Review, set to reduce the UK budget by some 6% each year for four years.
23 Oct 2010
Attempts by MEPs to scrap Strasbourg parliament gather momentum
A cross party campaign to end the European Parliament's monthly travelling circus from Brussels to its second seat in Strasbourg is gathering momentum - despite attempts last week to throw it off course.
7 Nov 2010
Lib Dem Iain Murdoch wins key district by-election in Mole Valley
Mole Valley Lib Dems won a seat from the Conservatives in Thursday's District Council by-election in Capel, Leigh and Newdigate. This means that the Liberal Democrats are now the largest group on Mole Valley District Council.
22 Oct 2010
Over £100 million a day interest - it has to stop
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has written to party members ahead of today's Comprehensive Spending Review.
20 Oct 2010