5th March 2026
Ewell’s Looe Set for Flush of New Industrial Investment
An ageing industrial site in Ewell is set for a major overhaul after councillors backed plans to knock it down and rebuild it with bigger, more modern units. The scheme … Read More
Surrey Space Institute could lead UK missions to the stars
UK-led and UK-enabled space missions within this decade should be the hard-coded goal of the country’s space industry at every level, says the Director of the newly launched Surrey Space Institute at … Read More
Sutton & Epsom Fall Short in Entertaining 10-Try Battle at Rugby Lane
Sutton & Epsom RFC 27 Battersea Ironsides 38. Saturday 28th February. With hindsight being, as ever, twenty-twenty vision, the defeat of the Black & Whites at Garratt Green has been … Read More
Dr Antony John Hayward
Antony John Hayward died peacefully on 1st February 2026. Devoted husband to the late Judith, loving father to James, Simon (predeceased), Christopher, Joanna and Jonathan. Proud and loving grandfather and … Read More
Epsom and Ewell FC rise to challenge on penalties
26th February Horley Town FC The New Defence, Horley – Southern Combination Challenge Cup 2nd Round Epsom & Ewell progress to the next round of the Southern Combination Challenge Cup … Read More
Horses beat cars in Epsom’s Langley Vale housing development application
Plans to build up to 110 homes on agricultural fields in Epsom have been thrown out with fears of a horse vs car ‘collision corridor’. The Langley Vale scheme has … Read More
Party Leader visits Epsom to launch East Surrey election campaign
The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey visited Epsom yesterday to officially launch the start of the East Surrey election campaign, promising a “fresh start” to the county after years … Read More
Battle of the skies above Surrey
Air pollution, noise, and climate change are three of the reasons Surrey Heath Borough Council is objecting to plans to increase weekend flights at Farnborough Airport. The business travel hub … Read More
Surrey’s big brains on tiny matters recognised
Surrey ranked world’s leading university for nuclear isomer discovery, with three physicists in global top ten A global database of nuclear physics discoveries spanning more than a century has ranked … Read More
Fly-tipping “running out of control” but major incidents disappear in Epsom and Ewell
Fly-tipping on an industrial scale is at risk of “running out of control” across England, with organised criminal gangs blamed for dumping tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in … Read More
Surrey’s declining birth rate means fewer school classes
Surrey’s falling birth rate has led to nearly 50 fewer classes of school children in less than a decade. That is according to a new strategy report aimed at protecting … Read More
EV charger grants increased as thousands of Surrey drivers without driveways could benefit
Renters, flat-owners and businesses in Surrey will be able to claim up to £500 towards installing electric vehicle (EV) chargers from April, after the Government increased grants by more than … Read More
Surrey to create 220 SEND places
Surrey will press ahead with two long-planned specialist free schools but councillors have admitted the plans will still leave “significant” gaps in provision. The scheme will unlock £16.14m of government … Read More
Epsom and St Helier Trust doctor appointed by Privy Council to GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) has announced a paediatrician as the latest member of its governing body, the GMC Council. Dr Lucinda Etheridge, a consultant in general and adolescent paediatrics, … Read More
Council Council constitution Finances
Bourne Hall row escalates as Chief Executive suspends councillors’ decision
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s decision to delay plans for investing in Bourne Hall Museum has itself been suspended after the Council’s Chief Executive intervened, raising questions about whether councillors … Read More
On the Primarks Epsom, ready, steady, go 25th March
Primark will open the doors of its new store at Epsom’s The Ashley Centre on Wednesday 25 March at 10am, taking over the former House of Fraser unit. To mark … Read More