Two years on: Helen Maguire’s record as Epsom and Ewell MP
Helen Maguire marks two years as Epsom and Ewell’s MP today, having won the constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the General Election on 4 July 2024. Her victory, by … Read More
Author: Sam Jones
Epsom’s Rosebery School has a foundation for students’ ambitions
Rosebery School in Epsom has launched a new charitable foundation aimed at helping pupils pursue their ambitions regardless of their financial or personal circumstances. The Rosebery Foundation has been established … Read More
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
Epsom’s Woodcote Stud homes plan approved despite transport and Green Belt concerns
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has approved plans to redevelop the former Woodcote Stud site in Wilmerhatch Lane with 14 homes — half of them affordable — and expanded supported-living … Read More
Epsom rail passengers urged to travel only if essential as extreme heat disrupts services
Rail passengers using Epsom station are being urged to avoid all but essential journeys on Wednesday and Thursday as extreme heat is expected to bring disruption across Surrey’s rail network. … Read More
Heart attack survivor abseils hospital with Epsom NHS daughter
A heart attack survivor has abseiled down the side of St Helier Hospital with his daughter, an occupational therapist at Epsom Hospital, to raise money for the charity supporting both … Read More