8th February 2024
Ada of Surrey inspires big AI project
Drawing inspiration from Ada Lovelace, who resided in Surrey, a computing pioneer and translator who overcame societal barriers in the 19th century, the “ADA network” based at Surrey University aims to … READ MORE
LibDems call “Love All” for local tennis
With charges pending for using Epsom and Ewell Borough Council tennis courts the local LibDems ask for free sport for low income players. In a bid to bolster recreational opportunities … READ MORE
Dementia nurses coming closer to Epsom
Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, in partnership with Leeds Building Society, is launching free face-to-face ‘Closer to Home’ clinics to provide life-changing support to families living with dementia … READ MORE
Surrey’s Tory MPs exiting the County
Kwasi Kwarteng the Conservative MP for Spelthorne has just joined four other of his Party’s Surrey colleagues in announcing he will not stand at the upcoming General Election. Surrey has … READ MORE
Surrey boost for mental health includes Epsom
Surrey County Council has announced a significant investment of £3.6 million from the Mental Health Investment Fund (MHIF) into 13 innovative, community-focused projects. This allocation follows a previous grant of … READ MORE
Epsom dig deep to beat Gravesend
Sutton & Epsom RFC 21 Gravesend 19. Saturday 3rd February. It has reached the business end of the campaign and for all clubs a studious look at the table andthe … READ MORE
Robot puts study at home pupil in the classroom
One pupil at a Surrey primary school has been utilising virtual technology to help her keep-up with learning by sending a robot into class. The robot is controlled by the … READ MORE
NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
M25 diversion cost me £12.50 ULEZ charge
Driven to despair and a £12.50 charge, Dorset pensioner complains to Transport for London for inadequate signs before the ULEZ charging A243 at the Hook Junction with the A3. She … READ MORE
Epsom youth show a taste for cooking
On Saturday, 3rd February, three candidates from Epsom participated in the District Young Chef Competition held at Merton College for Rotary Young Chef, along with approximately 14 others from areas … READ MORE
Twice led, thrice beaten….
Sheerwater 4-3 Epsom & Ewell FC. Combined Counties League – Premier Division. Saturday 3rd February. One of the most concerning afternoons in recent club history took place on Saturday as … READ MORE
Red, blue and orange go Green in belt protest
Epsom High Street Saturday 3rd February witnessed political parties unite against housing development on the Borough’s Green Belt. The Labour Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Democrat Party, Gina Miller’s True and … READ MORE
“Audit and Scrutiny” under scrutiny
Every day the Epsom and Ewell Times brings you a fresh chess puzzle to solve. Harder to solve than any chess puzzle run so far is what, if anything, at … READ MORE
Petition to reclaim Horton Cemetery from property speculator
The trustees of the Epsom charity The Friends of Horton Cemetery have appealed to the public to sign an online petition on change.org that calls for Europe’s largest asylum cemetery … READ MORE
Thames Water’s reputation going down the drain
Thames Water’s spending on infrastructure is “woefully inadequate”, its behaviour a “disgrace”, and direct lines of communications to MPs “unhelpful” – a meeting into the “largest ever” water outages in … READ MORE
NESCOT Saturday academies for the young
Got a young person passionate about animals, cookery, e-sports, film making or another hands-on potential career? Our next Saturday Academy starts 24 Feb 2024 – book now!The next set of Saturday academies … READ MORE