East Surrey not going as green as the Greens want
East Surrey Council did not pass a motion declaring a climate emergency – including a commitment to decarbonise by 2030 – following a spirited debate over costs and the pace … Read More
Epsom’s Nigel Price celebrates a sold-out home-town jazz night
Epsom guitarist Nigel Price returned to a sold-out Epsom Jazz Club on Thursday (24 September) with his organ trio, just a week after the same line-up sold out Ronnie Scott’s … Read More
Epsom Mental Health Week marks 20 years of local charity
Epsom Mental Health Week will bring talks, exercise classes, creative activities and opportunities to meet others to venues across the town from Saturday 3 to Sunday 11 October. The programme … Read More
Surrey Uni to probe Moon dust for rocket fuel
Could magnesium found in Moon dust help future spacecraft travel further into deep space? A new European Space Agency (ESA)-funded project led by the University of Surrey aims to find … Read More
Dorking’s wartime refugee committee records go online for the first time
Rich historical records of how the small town of Dorking sheltered people fleeing Nazi persecution during World War Two are now fully searchable and publicly accessible online, thanks to a … Read More
Epsom and Ewell’s New Local Plan sites advance amid clash over scrutiny and cost
Epsom and Ewell’s Local Plan moved closer to public consultation on Tuesday 22 September, but cllrs clashed over proposed Green Belt development, decisions taken without committee debate and a government … Read More
Salts hold Sutton for 72 minutes before cup defeat
Epsom & Ewell 0–2 Sutton United. Specsavers Senior County Cup, first round Chalky Lane, 22 September 2026 Epsom & Ewell held National League side Sutton United until the 72nd minute … Read More
East Surrey is still going ahead – so what happens next?
Readers may have seen the recent national news that the Government has stopped or paused Local Government Reorganisation in several parts of England. Understandably, some people have asked me: does … Read More
Time for Cllr Dallen to drop his taxpayer funded complaint?
A few minutes of video from an Epsom and Ewell Borough Council meeting have now generated an external investigation, a legal adviser’s attendance at the Town Hall and a standards … Read More
An East Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
Major and effectively permanent change that will increase people’s council tax bills at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet. Plans to create more new councils … Read More
A West Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
New lower tier councils will be created in Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, and most controversially Guildford, just months after elections were held to simplify local government in Surrey. In May, … Read More
Epsom’s Rainbow questions persist as £4.7m revamp advances
Places Leisure has detailed improvements at Epsom’s Rainbow Leisure Centre but questions remain over the discovery of substantial dilapidations at the end of the previous operator’s tenure – and who … Read More