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
Lib Dem Priorities Delivered by Coalition Government
Within Tuesday's Strategic Defence Review, the Coalition Government announced that there will be no final decision on the like-for-like replacement of Trident during this parliament. This is a significant victory for Lib Dem campaigners and a fantastic example of what our Ministers can and do achieve in government.
20 Oct 2010
Ofsted critical of Surrey's 'Adequate' Children's Services
Ofsted has given Surrey County Council an overall grade of 'adequate' for safeguarding children and for looked after children, following its unannounced inspection of Children's Social Services.
22 Oct 2010
South East MEP calls on UK Government to opt-in to EU's anti-trafficking directive
To mark the UK's first Anti-Slavery Day on Monday, Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles, who represents South East England at the European Parliament, called on the UK Government to opt-in to the EU's anti-trafficking directive.
27 Oct 2010
"The Truth About Trafficking" exposed by Catherine Bearder MEP
To mark EU anti-trafficking day and UK anti-slavery day, Lib Dem MEP for South-East England Catherine Bearder, hosted a special event called "The Truth About Trafficking", along with the University of Oxford's European Affairs Society. Invited speakers included Superintendent Bernie Gravett of the Metropolitan Police and Julia Immonen of Sky Sports.
21 Oct 2010
The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) is on its way
Each day since the General Election the Coalition Government has had to borrow an extra £400 million. That's because for every £300 coming in the government is spending £400.
19 Oct 2010
Less talk and more action, say Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats at County Hall have urged the Conservative administration to support the voluntary sector in Surrey with actions, rather than words.
18 Oct 2010