Input wanted from Local Business
Epsom & Ewell's Business Partnership Board (BPB) wants more input from local businesses, especially when it comes to recycling and planning issues.
7 Dec 2009
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats
Working hard for you all year round, locally and nationally with our councillors and MP
Well done to Helen Maguire for being elected our MP at the General Election on Thursday 4th July.
Thank you to all who voted for her, and for the army of volunteers who put so much effort in.
The work starts now.
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Epsom and Ewell News
Tesco - Public Meeting Comments
Following the Public Meeting held at the Phoenix Club about Tesco's planning application to develop a new store in the Upper High Street, the meeting chairman Paul Linscott wrote to the Planning Department to pass on the main comments made at the meeting by members of the public. The text of his letter has now been posted on this website.
27 Nov 2009
Tesco - decision delayed
It has now been announced that the council will not after all be able to decide on Tesco's application to develop a new store in the Upper High Street at the December 10 meeting of the Planning Committee. Instead it will be decided at their meeting on 21 January 2010. It is understood that more time is needed because of the complexity of the application and to get replies from the other official bodies that the council needs to consult.
27 Nov 2009
Surrey County Council News
Common sense prevails on rat poison
News that the use of rat poison by businesses and householders is to be protected in an EU regulation has been welcomed.
4 Oct 2010
South East MEP Sharon Bowles at the International Conference on Human Trafficking
South-East England Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles participated in the Soroptimist International Conference on Human Trafficking, held recently in Leatherhead. The event was designed to raise awareness of trafficking and promote social justice.
11 Oct 2010
Local Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles named most influential woman in world finance.
Adding to her growing list of plaudits, local Lib Dem MEP Sharon Bowles has been named the most influential woman in world finance in the FCI's Top 500 list, published this month.
30 Sep 2010
UK Lib Dem news
Migration
Building a Fair Asylum System
The UK’s asylum system is failing, leaving people fleeing conflict stuck in temporary housing, unable to work, and separated from their loved ones. Our new policy gives practical solutions to clear up the broken system left by the Conservatives.
LS
by Lisa Smart
23 Sep 2025
Science & Technology
A Liberal Vision for Digital Rights
The Online Safety Act was meant to protect people, yet its flawed implementation risks undermining privacy, free expression, and secure communication. Our new policy addresses our concerns and fights for a digital future where rights are protected.
VC
23 Sep 2025
Education, Children & Schools
Certainty for Ukrainian Children Living in the UK
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian children have found safety in the UK – but many still face uncertainty, disruption, and trauma. They deserve security, stability, and the chance to thrive.
LS
22 Sep 2025