Tesco Plans Submitted
Tesco have submitted a formal planning application for the Upper High Street development site. This follows an exhibition of their proposals during the summer months.
4 Oct 2009
News
Epsom and Ewell News
Council Postpones Local Democracy Week
A major event for young people due to begin on 12th October has been abandoned by the Borough Council with just two weeks to go.
30 Sep 2009
World's Biggest Riding Lesson
Julie Morris, leader of the Lib Dem council group and Eber Kington, leader of the Residents' Party council group, will take part in the World's Biggest Riding Lesson at the Epsom branch of Riding for the Disabled.
27 Sep 2009
Surrey cabinet member accepts road repair proposals from Epsom & Ewell committee
Proposals for better control of payments for road repairs made by their Local Committee for Epsom & Ewell back in July, were this week formally accepted at Surrey County Council's first Cabinet Member "decision taking" sessions. County Cllr Colin Taylor, this year's chairman of the Local Committee, attended and welcomed the response from the Cabinet Member for Transport.
19 Sep 2009
"No" to Free Swimming
The Residents Association councillors have voted unanimously to once again veto acceptance of the government's "Free Swimming" scheme for under 16's and over 60's as far as Epsom & Ewell is concerned.
19 Sep 2009
Special Council Meeting will Decide on Free Swimming
A special meeting of the Leisure Committee has been convened for 7th September and will decide upon central government's grant toward Free Swimming.
5 Sep 2009
Surrey County Council News
School Specials Update
Following on from the various Focus Groups and the On-line Survey, Surrey County Council will be presenting their initial conclusions and options at four open Area Meetings for Parents, Head Teachers and local Councillors.
8 Jun 2010
Green Belt campaigners welcome Coalition Government's statement
Campaigners against plans to build on the Green Belt have welcomed confirmation that the inflated housing figures imposed on Surrey by the previous Labour Government should no longer be used to give the go ahead for new developments.
8 Jun 2010
Liberal Democrats call for investigation into Surrey's Children's Service
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have called for an independent investigation into problems within the Children's Service in Surrey. This follows a Channel 4 television programme "Dispatches: undercover social worker" broadcast on the 7 June, which filmed an undercover family support worker working for the Children's Service in Surrey.
8 Jun 2010
Special Conference passes 'Building a fairer Britain in government'
The Liberal Democrat Special Conference in Birmingham overwhelmingly approved the party's Coalition Agreement with the Conservative Party. It passed the following resolution:
16 May 2010
Petitions to the County Council
The County Council's Conservative administration has recently decided to allow members of the public to submit petitions at meetings of the whole Council, not just at committee meetings. This is something that the Liberal Democrat group at County Hall have requested many times in order to open up the Council, but which until now has always been refused by the Conservative administration, even as recently as March this year.
28 May 2010
Agency Staff Savings
The Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have for many years regularly suggested that the County Council could make significant savings by reducing its reliance on costly agency staff by reducing the number of agency staff and using its own directly-employed staff instead. At last someone has listened.
25 May 2010