New Gatwick wetland aims to reduce flood and drought risks
A new wetland capable of holding up to 600,000 litres of water has been created near Gatwick as part of efforts to make the Upper Mole catchment more resilient to … Read More
Author: Sam Jones
Councillors dispute significance of EEBC’s complaint rate
Epsom and Ewell recorded Surrey’s second-highest rate of upheld Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman complaints during 2025/26 — although officers and some councillors argued that the numbers were too … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Council admits homelessness pressure is “getting worse” despite action
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s homelessness expenditure remains at its maximum risk rating despite additional staff, fraud investigations, government funding and the implementation of a homelessness action plan. The Council’s … Read More
Epsom’s scrutiny committee slams Dallen’s urgent £500K Rainbow approval
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Audit and Scrutiny Committee has formally concluded that the process used for the confidential £500K Rainbow Leisure Centre urgent decision did not follow the Council’s … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Council’s final spending spree?
Nearly £4.92 million of infrastructure and community-project funding has been approved by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council despite a resident’s detailed appeal for the decision—or at least funding for a … Read More
Bucha Ukraine “ducks missiles while Epsom Council mucks about”
A proposal for Epsom and Ewell Borough Council to support in principle a twinning arrangement with Bucha in Ukraine was defeated only after Strategy and Resources Committee Chair Councillor Neil … Read More
The Man Who Signed It, Chaired It, and Wouldn’t Explain It: Six Months of Silence Over Rainbow’s £500,000 Bill
Six months after Epsom and Ewell Borough Council quietly authorised the use of its reserves to cover a dilapidations bill of up to £500,000 at the Rainbow Leisure Centre, the … Read More
Epsom Playhouse to embrace heat pumps and trees to be felled – a planning committee’s night’s work
Last night Councillors unanimously approved the council’s own application to replace ageing air-conditioning plant at Epsom Playhouse with a modern heat pump system, in a decision expected to cut the … Read More
Surrey vehicle theft charge rate among lower-performing forces, figures show
Surrey Police recorded 1,551 thefts or unauthorised takings of motor vehicles in 2025, with charges or summonses recorded in 34 cases, according to Home Office figures analysed by the Liberal … Read More
Epsom Council leader’s delayed response to additional local government layer initiative
Dalton says Surrey devolution letter was non-binding and rooted in Council’s 2025 vote Epsom & Ewell Borough Council leader Councillor Hannah Dalton has said her decision to sign a letter … Read More
Nescot students restore Pat Eddery memorial bench at Epsom Downs
Students from Nescot have helped restore a memorial bench dedicated to legendary jockey Pat Eddery at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The work gave young people on Nescot’s alternative provision programme, for … Read More