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Upper High Street Development Site
A public consultaton on the future of a large area from Upper High Street to Church Street has just closed and the council will now prepare its formal development brief.
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Council Agrees £200K investment in Barrier-controlled Car Parks
The Borough Council's capital programme for 2012-13 will include a £200,000 investment in barrier-controlled car parks. Car parks at Depot Road, Upper High Street, Hook Road, Hope Lodge and the Town…
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New Cabinet Member Ed Davey MP Visits Epsom
Friday 3rd February was a busy day for Ed Davey, Lib Dem MP for Kingston upon Thames. Not only was he appointed to the Cabinet as the new Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, but he…
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Council Agrees Action Plan for Alcohol-Related Crime in Epsom Town Centre (but still agrees later licensing hours)
The ludicrousness of Borough Council decisions associated with Licensing and Planning matters was exposed at a meeting of its Environment Committee on 23rd January. The meeting agreed that Epsom Town…
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Ten Days Left for Upper High Street Consultation
The borough council's consultation on the Upper High Street "development" site ends on 3rd February. Most important is that residents tell the council if they favour a foodstore fronting Upper High…
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
Epsom councillors are hopeful that the opening of the Stones Road tunnel isn't far away.
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No Rent Increase for Allotments
With the council's budget preparation well underway for 2012/13, allotment rents are recommended for a 0% increase. The current charge of 30p per square metre p.a. has held firm for the past two…
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Lib Dems call for Zero Tolerance on Flytipping
Flytipping in the borough is set to rise from 446 incidents in 2010-11 to a projected 600 incidents in 2011-12. It's an unacceptable increase say the Lib Dems, who want the council to adopt a zero…
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Noise Nuisance Reporting
There's good news for anyone who wants to report a noise nuisance to the council: they have agreed to provide an on-line reporting system.
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Projects for the New Community Infrastructure Levy
The way developer's contributions to the council coffers are spent is changing. Previously the subject of a legal agreement known as a Section 106, in the future there will be a Community…