2nd July 2026
Epsom and Ewell Council admit behind hygiene inspections
The borough’s environmental health team has told councillors it is running behind on lower-risk food hygiene inspections — deliberately prioritising higher-risk premises such as takeaways, schools and hospitals over sweet … Read More
“Come on” all tennis players in Epsom and Ewell
A borough scheme charging residents to play tennis on council courts has taken in almost double its budgeted income in its second full year, the Environment Committee – Tuesday 30th … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Council tiptoe around stepping stones “liability”.
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Environment Committee – Tuesday 30th June – has decided not to take on legal responsibility for the historic stepping stones across the Hogsmill River, after … Read More
Ewell’s Library of Things finally to become a thing?
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Environment Committee – Tuesday 30th June – has agreed to grant a police-approved outdoor storage unit in the grounds of Bourne Hall a five-year lease, … Read More
Epsom company among Surrey businesses backed by £20m Start Up Loans funding
An Epsom-based craft distillery is among more than 1,500 Surrey businesses to have benefited from over £20 million in Start Up Loans funding since the national scheme began in 2012. … Read More
Around 100 attend Epsom unity event after April far-right disorder
Around 100 people gathered in Rosebery Park for a community event intended to promote unity and reject racism following far-right disorder in Epsom earlier this year. The free event, held … Read More
House extension fees relief coming to Surrey?
News that the Government could end the controversial house-extension taxes that slapped Waverley homeowners with huge fines or even the prospect of jail has been welcomed. The Community Infrastructure Levy … Read More
Surrey walkers invited to tackle five peaks for young people
Local charity Surrey Care Trust is calling on walkers, families, friends and businesses to take on a 13-mile – or even 26-mile – challenge across Surrey this year, helping young … Read More
Epsom Foodbank warns of summer holiday pressure as donations fall
Families facing the school summer break are increasingly worried about affording extra meals and snacks for children, according to Good Company Surrey, which says donations to its foodbank operation are … Read More
Former Epsom job centre worker hopes to question next PM in Parliament
A local marketing entrepreneur seeking Conservative parliamentary selection once went on television’s Blind Date with the woman who later became Andy Burnham’s wife — and was working at Epsom Jobcentre … Read More
Guildford clean air zone rejected
A clean air zone will not be coming to Guildford after councillors accepted a report saying the costs would outweigh the benefits of such a scheme. Guildford Borough Council’s cabinet … Read More
Link road to Leatherhead recycling centre disruption
The critical link road to Leatherhead Recycling Centre is likely to be subjected to weeks of “inevitable” disruption while “long awaited” repairs take place. It comes as the costs more than … Read More