16th November 2023
Council staff to get 6% pay increase?
November 14th, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee grappled with the decision of recommending a pay award for staff in the fiscal year 2024/25. The recommendation to … READ MORE
Local Council stalwarts up for local honour
In a proposal put to the Strategy and Resources Committee of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council on 14th November, councillors were urged to consider bestowing the prestigious title of Honorary … READ MORE
Flooding concerns defer Church St care home plan
9th November Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee considered once more the plan to build a care home on the sites of the Church Street police and ambulance stations. … READ MORE
Care home plan lacked the “wow” factor
9th November Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee debated the proposal for a care home on the site of the now demolished Organ and Dragon pub on the junction … READ MORE
Ukrainians uplift all in Epsom evening of culture
On Saturday 11th a choir of locally settled Ukrainians crowned an evening of their nation’s culture at Epsom Methodist Church. Several folk songs preceded a rousing rendition of the National … READ MORE
Bonkers about bunkers in Epsom
The Epsom and Ewell Times joined a group of bunker-busters to explore the little known World War 2 underground complex. Located in 5 acres of private woodland on the west … READ MORE
Epsom & Ewell FC imperious victory in Imperial Fields
Tooting & Mitcham 0-3 Epsom & Ewell. Combined Counties League – Premier Division. Saturday 11th November 2023. Cast your mind back to the 4th March 2003. Some young lad by … READ MORE
Surrey set for the first ever Festival of Skills
Hundreds of young people are set to be fired up about their futures at Surrey’s first ever Festival of Skills. The free one-day careers event will provide local students with … READ MORE
Local NHS Trust slow to respond to complaint
A complaint lodged against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust regarding the care provided to the late Doreen Pepper, a Parkinson’s patient, has raised concerns about medication management … READ MORE
Veteran lives celebrated at Epsom’s Comrades Club
With funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, Surrey County Council has captured the life stories of four veterans and presented the booklets to them and their families in … READ MORE
Staying in bed problems for local NHS
Hospitals in Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust unable to discharge almost two thirds of patients. This is according to a national data collection exercise conducted by the … READ MORE
Epsom’s University of the Creative Arts new boss
The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has begun a new chapter in its illustrious history, with the appointment of Professor Jane Roscoe as its incoming President & Vice-Chancellor. With a campus … READ MORE
Epsom Derby football cup defeat
Epsom & Ewell 1-2 Sutton United. Surrey Senior Cup – Second Round. Tuesday 7th November 2023. Our first match back in the Surrey Senior Cup for five years, coupled with … READ MORE