21st May 2026
Did Epsom and Ewell councillors approve more Green Belt release?
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s special Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (“LPPC”) meeting on 19 May — convened after a motion by Cllrs Kieran Persand (Conservative – Horton), Rob Geleit … Read More
Council Council constitution News
Epsom Council Rainbow Centre secrecy row deepens over “pre-election silence” advice
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s attempt to justify refusing answers to Epsom and Ewell Times before May’s elections has itself become the subject of a fresh transparency dispute. The Council … Read More
Council Council constitution Planning
Persand parses the Local Plan process in Epsom
The Epsom and Ewell Times has seen detailed exchanges of correspondence between Cllr Kieran Persand (Conservative – Horton) and Epsom and Ewell Borough Council concerning the torturous progress of the … Read More
No end to Epsom’s Rainbow Leisure Centre controversy
Rainbow reply from Dallen leaves key questions unanswered. Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Chair of Strategy and Resources, Cllr Neil Dallen (RA Town), has finally responded to questions from Epsom … Read More
Unitary in name, unitary in nature?
Dear Editor Your criticisms of the silencing of the newly elected Liberal Democrats Councillors by our local MP (8th May) is well founded, and will concern residents who may well wonder … Read More
East Surrey Council leaders await anointment
The Liberal Democrats who swept to power in the inaugural East Surrey Council elections have confirmed their leadership team for the new authority ahead of its first full council meeting … Read More
Surrey’s Conservative leaders in Opposition
The Conservative opposition groups at the newly formed East and West Surrey Councils have announced their new leaders. The party will be playing an unaccustomed role on the new councils … Read More
Epsom’s NESCOT wins ‘Community Hero’ award
Nescot College in Epsom won the Community Hero award at last night’s Central South Business Awards 2026, after staff and students impressed the judges with a wide range of voluntary community work. Nescot … Read More
Council Council constitution Elections
East Surrey Council in early formation
The Liberal Democrats have secured a commanding working majority on the new East Surrey Council after winning 40 of the authority’s 72 seats in the first-ever election to the unitary … Read More