30th March 2023 print edition

Magazine edition

COUNCIL PLANNING

County resists nimbies against children’s home

30 March 2023

Resident objections to a new children’s home and apartments for care leavers have been labelled “petty” as councillors approved the plans. The former Adult Education Centre in Dene Street, Dorking can now … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Middling rate for Epsom and Ewell Council Tax

29 March 2023

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is slap in the middle of the 11 Surrey boroughs table of band D council tax charges for 2023/2024. The difference between the highest and … READ MORE

COUNCIL EDUCATION

How to cut the County’s cake?

29 March 2023

A Surrey MP challenges the cuts the County makes to supporting children with special educational and disability needs (SEND), in a classic how to cut the County Council’s cake dilemma. … READ MORE

COUNCIL ELECTIONS

No photo – no vote!

27 March 2023

You need photo ID to vote in person at the upcoming 4th May local elections. In an important announcement from Epsom and Ewell Borough Council the new Government rules are … READ MORE

FOOTBALL NEWS SPORTS

Salts give Mullets taste for big victory

26 March 2023

Arundel FC 5-1 Epsom & Ewell FC. Saturday 25th March. Arundel, nicknamed the Mullets, secured their first ever competitive victory over us in comprehensive circumstances at Mill Road on Saturday … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Spelthorne’s thorny property problems spelt out

24 March 2023

Following the report on Woking’s woes we have Emily Coady-Stemp from LDRS report on another sister Surrey borough’s woes over property investments: Spelthorne’s former leader says “hand on heart” he … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Waking to Woking’s woeful debt

24 March 2023

Epsom and Ewell Times has followed the finances at this sister Surrey borough. We all should perhaps be concerned and learn lessons from a County borough that can get in … READ MORE

ARTS CULTURE

Legally Blonde at Epsom Playhouse

23 March 2023

The Epsom Players performance at the Epsom Playhouse on Tuesday 21st March is reviewed by Nigel Dams for Sardines and reprinted with permission. It runs till Saturday. Tickets from Epsom … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Surrey lands largest EV charging contract in UK

23 March 2023

Surrey County Council and Connected Kerb have agreed a contract to support the rollout of thousands of electric vehicle chargepoints across the county in the coming years. The contract, the … READ MORE

Online magazine edition

23rd March 2023 print version

COUNCIL NEWS PLANNING

Planning or pantomime? Councillors press pause on Plan.

23 March 2023

Epsom and Ewell council voted to “pause” its controversial Local Plan last night, with one Residents’Association (RA) councillor leaving the meeting after suggesting it was about “forthcoming electionsrather than planning … READ MORE

COUNCIL EDITORIAL PLANNING

Ruse within a ruse?

23 March 2023

Yesterday the full Council of Epsom and Ewell voted to pause the process of the Local Plan. Cllr Eber Kington (RA Ewell Court) proposed an emergency motion to delay the … READ MORE

LETTERS NEWS

Sudden hike in Council room charges threatens community groups

22 March 2023

Letter to the Editor from Peter Prowse. For the past year, Epsom and Ewell French Club has been hiring a room (The Studio) at Bourne Hall for its monthly meetings.  … READ MORE

COUNCIL EDUCATION NEWS

Education assessment delays making parents sick

22 March 2023

A mother claims Surrey County Council “makes her sick” as she says delays to assessing her son’s special educational needs are causing “a lot of stress”. At a protest held … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Surrey Council’s ULEZ talks ongoing with TfL

22 March 2023

Surrey councillors have confirmed written communications are ongoing with Transport for London over the impact of the ULEZ expansion. Surrey County Councillor Robert Evans (Labour, Stanwell and Stanwell Moor) asked cabinet … READ MORE

COMMUNITY COUNCIL HEALTH

Life savers installed across the Borough

20 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council have worked in partnership with national charity Community Heartbeat Trust to install 12 new 24/7 defibrillators across the borough. The project was delivered with funding … READ MORE

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

We can help your school reunite.

20 March 2023

Follow the example of a 50 year reunion for Ewell County Secondary School reported here. Epsom and Ewell Times can help your school reunion by putting the word out in … READ MORE

HELEN MAGUIRE WESTMINSTER

Epsom politician backs UK nuclear deterrent

20 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell’s LibDem prospective Parliamentary candidate and former Army Captain Helen Maguire supports a permanent at sea UK nuclear deterrent. Making a Party conference maiden speech in York she … READ MORE

COMMUNITY LETTERS

This is “offensive”.

18 March 2023

In our letters page today a Ewell resident rightly fulminates against the selfish habit of leaving dog poo bags for others to remove. “To the person who tied a Dog … READ MORE

ARTS COMMUNITY

Ashtead Choral Society celebrated Surrey’s Vaughan Williams.

17 March 2023

Andrew Storey conducts the Ashtead Choral Society with enthusiasm and vigour, presenting them at theirbest in this delightful programme, showing off a range of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams in … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

On the Hunt for pothole repairs

17 March 2023

The Government will give an additional £3.7m for pothole repairs in Surrey. But one Surrey councillor is calling for ministers to “go further” and change the way road funding is … READ MORE

COUNCIL OPINIONS PLANNING

Cllr McCormick’s own answers on Local Plan

17 March 2023

Cllr Steven McCormick (RA Woodcote Ward) Chair of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing, Planning and Policy Committee writes for the Epsom and Ewell Times to answer many of the … READ MORE

COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANNING

Public meeting on Local Plan dominated by greenbelters.

17 March 2023

Monday 13th March 243 members of the public attended a packed meeting to debate the draft Local Plan issued by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council. 85 more logged in online. … READ MORE

COMMUNITY COUNCIL HEALTH

Dementia Hub serving Epsom and Ewell

16 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council have renamed their Dementia Daycare Service the Dementia Hub – and are using the opportunity to remind those living locally about the fantastic servicethe Hub … READ MORE

BUSINESS NEWS

Epsom to be Primarked in Ashley Centre revamp

16 March 2023

Exciting new changes are taking place in Epsom’s Ashley Centre shopping mall this year and into 2024. The Ashley Centre will be rebranded as ‘Ashley Centre -Epsom’ marketed with a … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

From custody to caring – new plans for Epsom’s old nick.

15 March 2023

Epsom Police Station has been closed since 2012 along with its several cells for detainees. The Surrey Police are situated in offices in The Town Hall, The Parade, Epsom, where … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Grand plans for South-East transport

14 March 2023

Transport for the South East have received approval from their Partnership Board to progress delivery of their Strategic Investment Plan which includes nearly 300 multi-modal transport interventions to be delivered … READ MORE

COUNCIL HOUSING

Breaking the mould for Ukrainian refugees

13 March 2023

Families fleeing war-torn countries such as Ukraine should not be placed in “derelict” and “mouldy” homes run by a Surrey council’s housing association partner, a councillor has claimed. Mole Valley … READ MORE

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

Epsom Rotarians win Citizen Award.

13 March 2023

Each year the Council formally recognises a member of the Epsom and Ewell community who goes above and beyond in a voluntary and/or campaigning capacity. The Active Citizen award is … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Epsom and Ewell FC form rising

13 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell FC 2-1 Montpelier Villa. Southern Combination League – Division One. Saturday 11th March 2023 Some days they go in and some days they don’t! Saturday’s meeting with … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

The season’s final curtain

13 March 2023

Sutton & Epsom RFC 34 v Bracknell 24. Saturday 11th March. The modern league fixture list has a marvellous symmetry as it ends against the opponent oneplayed on the opening … READ MORE

COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANNING

Final Call to public meeting on Draft Local Plan

12 March 2023

Monday 13th March at 7pm at Wallace Fields Junior School Dorling Drive, Ewell, Epsom KT17 3BH, Epsom and Ewell Times will chair a public meeting on the Draft Local Plan. … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Why planning matters at Hobbledown

10 March 2023

A parent fought back tears as he told a Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s planning committee he thought someone was going “to be injured or killed” as councillors approved a … READ MORE

ATHLETICS COUNCIL SPORTS

Surrey Youth Games getting starting pistol

10 March 2023

The Specsavers Surrey Youth Games is kicking off next month, with a wide range of activities available in Epsom & Ewell. The Games are the largest multi-sport youth programme of … READ MORE

BUSINESS NEWS

Dorking pastry chef charts way to pie victory

10 March 2023

Dorking-based pie-expert, Fine Piehouse has triumphed at this year’s British Pie Awards, taking home the prize for best Chicken Pie. The pie-maker beat off 31 other mouth-watering entries in this … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Stoneleigh station to be revamped.

10 March 2023

A new, covered footbridge will replace the existing structure at Stoneleigh station, providing full access via lifts or stairs to the central platform from both sides of the station. New … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Your Council Needs You – to bin your litter

9 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has launched an anti-littering campaign, aimed at reducing litter throughout the borough. The campaign will focus on hotspots including Epsom train station, Epsom and Ewell … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Possible pause to Plan pondered ……

9 March 2023

Epsom and Ewell’s Local Plan is at risk of even further delay after councillors from the ruling Residents’ Association (RA) proposed pausing the process in the face of fierce opposition … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT WESTMINSTER

Surrey MPs oppose each other on drills in the hills

8 March 2023

Jeremy Hunt MP has said it is “disappointing” that plans to drill for oil and gas in Dunsfold have not been “formally shelved” altogether. The Chancellor of the Exchequer issued … READ MORE

EDUCATION NEWS

Surrey academic wins ‘Woman in Innovation’ award for tackling bias against neurodivergent people

8 March 2023

On International Women’s Day Surrey University announce a prize winner among its female academics. Online technologies to help neurodivergent people successfully enter the workforce are being developed at the University … READ MORE

COMMUNITY HEALTH

New hospital programme called “HS2 of hospitals”

8 March 2023

The government’s hospitals programme has been called the “HS2 of hospitals” as “quite intense” discussions continue about how to take it forward. Epsom and St Helier had its plan for … READ MORE

BUSINESS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Can you beat the ULEZ charge?

8 March 2023

Established in Epsom in 1904 Wilsons car dealership still keeps ahead with the times. LDRS reports on its efforts to stay ahead of ULEZ expansion to Epsom and Ewell’s London … READ MORE

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

“Imagine this house is in Epsom” says our man in Ukraine.

8 March 2023

Epsom based Surrey Stands With Ukraine’s charity director returned from Ukraine recently. Interviewed yesterday by Epsom and Ewell Times (E&ET). E&ET: Why did you go?Lionel Blackman: The fantastic Epsom and … READ MORE

Surrey Stands With Ukraine

COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANNING

Public meeting on Local Plan

6 March 2023

On Monday 13th March at 7pm at Wallace Fields Junior School Dorling Drive, Ewell, Epsom KT17 3BH, Epsom and Ewell Times will chair a public meeting on the Draft Local … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

The Prince of Maidenhead Reigns Supreme

5 March 2023

Sutton & Epsom RFC 26 – Maidenhead 45. Saturday 4th March. The Black & Whites returned to Rugby Lane in the knowledge that their race had been runthis season. The … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Late winner points Epsom’s way.

5 March 2023

Selsey 2-3 Epsom & Ewell FC. Southern Combination League – Division One. Saturday 4th March. Ultimately Saturday’s League match at Selsey was decided by, and will be remembered for a … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Surrey’s get greener update

4 March 2023

Surrey County Council and the Greener Futures Partnership are on a mission to make Surrey carbon free and greener by 2050. Here are links to the latest updates from Surrey County … READ MORE

Epsom newsSurrey County Council. Green initiatives.

LOCAL HISTORY

Celebrating celebrated Surrey women

4 March 2023

March is Women’s History Month. You can discover important and inspiring stories of Surrey women in history on Surrey History Centre’s (SHC) Exploring Surrey’s Past website. Watch out for social media throughout … READ MORE

NEWS

Pay black hole takes £2.2M Epsom Hospital funds

4 March 2023

Epsom and St Helier Trust has set out how it is working to claw back £2.2million in salary overpayments. A board meeting of the trust heard that people continuing to … READ MORE

HEALTH NEWS

Patient nut complaint to protect others

3 March 2023

The Epsom and St Helier Trust board heard the complaint of a patient allergic to nuts given nut oil. LDRS reports: A hospital patient with a peanut allergy and an … READ MORE

TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT WESTMINSTER

Fractious Court case anticipated

3 March 2023

Anti-fracking campaigners are celebrating after the High Court granted a judicial review into the exploratory drilling of £123 million of oil near the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. … READ MORE

LOCAL HISTORY

Churchill’s visits to Epsom

3 March 2023

In 1903 Winston Churchill, then the MP for Oldham, visited Epsom College and unveiled a memorial stained glass window in memory of the Old Epsomians who had died in the … READ MORE

Churchill in Epsom. Epsom news

ARTS CULTURE

Suffragette stage play review

3 March 2023

Sarah Dewing, who initiated the statue of Emily Davison in Epsom’s Market Square reviews “Emmeline” a play about the foremost British suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst, and the fight for the vote … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Mole Valley Local Plan paused: official

2 March 2023

Inspectors have agreed to pause the examination of Mole Valley’s 6,000 home blueprint amid attempts to remove all green belt sites for development. Mole Valley District Council had written to … READ MORE

ARTS CULTURE NEWS

After Ronnie Scotts? Epsom of course!

1 March 2023

Fresh from their ‘Two for the Road’ concert at Ronnie Scotts, internationally renowned virtuoso jazz guitarist visiting from Norway, Frode Kjekstad is pairing up with local legend Nigel Price. Together … READ MORE

NEWS OBITUARY

Sue Bull – a special lady. An obituary.

1 March 2023

Susan Helen Bull (Sue) was born in January 1958 in Dorset but her family moved back to Berkshire inthe mid-1960s. Born into a farming community she and her older brother … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Epsom and Ewell FC wandering to top table?

1 March 2023

Epsom & Ewell FC 1-0 Dorking Wanderers B. Southern Combination League – Division One. Tuesday 28th February. As a supporter, it is sometimes easy to forget after an awful performance … READ MORE

NEWS POLICING

Plodcast problem leads to PC sacking

1 March 2023

A Surrey Police officer was dismissed without notice after he made a podcast in which his wording suggested he “condoned committing criminal acts of domestic abuse”. The officer, who cannot … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Hook Road Arena plans

27 February 2023

This is the last of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We do … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Epsom and Ewell pressed on.

27 February 2023

Epsom & Ewell 1-2 East Preston. Southern Combination League – Division One. Saturday 25th February. Whatever happened to Fortress Fetcham Grove? Last season we won eleven in a row and … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

Sutton and Epsom RFC Sink Despite All Hands On Deck

26 February 2023

Brighton 39 Sutton & Epsom 22. Saturday 25th February. The last of Epsom and Sutton’s rearranged fixtures sadly fell on a weekend that not only featured the Six Nations but … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Land at Chantilly Way

26 February 2023

This is the eighth of nine reports on the nine BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS PLANNING

Residents aroused by “sleeping” residents?

26 February 2023

Amid claims of the Residents Association Councillors being “asleep at the wheel” one of the biggest residents’ protests ever held in Epsom took place yesterday. Over 200 demonstrators waved banners, … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Land adjoining Ewell East Station

25 February 2023

This is the seventh of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We do … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Mulletts salted in table top match

25 February 2023

Epsom & Ewell 3-2 Arundel. Southern Combination League – Division One. Wednesday 22nd February. In an important battle at the top end of the table, our boys came through a … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Land at West Park Hospital 

24 February 2023

This is the sixth of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 19th March. We do … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

The really BIG one: Horton Farm

23 February 2023

This is the fifth of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 19th March. We do … READ MORE

NEWS NOTICES OFFICIAL NOTICES

New Citizens Advice Bureau Board Members

22 February 2023

COUNCIL PLANNING

Ashley Centre and Global House plan

22 February 2023

This is the fourth of eight reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We do … READ MORE

COUNCIL EDUCATION

Surrey emotional and mental health crisis children’s home receives ‘Good’ Ofsted grading

21 February 2023

Extended Hope, a respite home for children in Surrey who are having an emotional and mental health crisis has been graded as ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted following an … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Interview with Epsom and Ewell BC’s new CEO

21 February 2023

The post of Chief Executive Officer of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, previously known as “Town Clerk”, has been occupied by Douglas Grimes for 11 years (1973 – 1984), David … READ MORE

COUNCIL

Would you want to live in Woking?

21 February 2023

A Surrey Borough Council steeped in debt: In 2022 the Liberal Democrats seized control of Woking, inheriting a debt mountain after 14 years of Conservative Party control. At the annual … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Depot Road plans

21 February 2023

This is the third of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We do … READ MORE

COUNCIL

Pays to get your Council’s audit done

20 February 2023

As we reported here: Epsom and Ewell Council raises tax 2.99% Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was proud of the fact its auditors passed its last set of accounts without … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

The Epsom and Ewell Town Hall plan

20 February 2023

This is the second of nine reports on the BIG PLANS for Epsom and Ewell proposed in the DRAFT LOCAL PLAN that is out for public consultation till 17th March. We do … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

The BIG plans for Epsom and Ewell

19 February 2023

Starting today and the next EIGHT days The Epsom and Ewell Times will publish details of each of the NINE BIG plans for Epsom and Ewell. These plans are proposed … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

Knights give Sutton & Epsom a hard day

19 February 2023

Havant RFC 50 – Sutton & Epsom 5. Saturday 18th February. The traditional close encounters of the rugby kind between Sutton & Epsom and Havant had a Rugby Lane resurrection … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Will Me’lud halt ULEZ expansion to Epsom borders?

16 February 2023

A coalition of five councils has today (Thursday 16 February) launched a Judicial Review to challenge Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London’s decision to expand the Ultra … READ MORE

COUNCIL EDUCATION

Surrey County failed SEND boy

16 February 2023

Surrey County Council has been ordered to apologise and pay a family £7,400 after failing a young boy with special educational needs. The local government and social care ombudsman published … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Epsom rail crossing fatal accident lessons

16 February 2023

In the afternoon of 21st April 2022, a pedestrian was struck and fatally injured by an out-of-service passenger train at Lady Howard footpath and bridleway crossing on Epsom Common. The … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Epsom and Ewell Council raises tax 2.99%

15 February 2023

Epsom and Ewell’s Council tax is to be increased by 2.99% for 2023/2024. At a meeting of the Full Council last night the budget for 2023/2024 was approved. Chair of … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

A new Town Hall for Epsom and Ewell?

15 February 2023

Is the Town Hall Parade over? For some 70 years the residents of Epsom and Ewell have been accustomed to visiting the local council in the Town Hall in The … READ MORE

COUNCIL COUNCIL CONSTITUTION

Local democracy to be energised?

15 February 2023

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has taken a significant step forward in opening up its committees to public participation. Under a new constitution the public now have the right to … READ MORE

NEWS WESTMINSTER

Surrey’s longest sitting MP to stand-down

14 February 2023

Sir Paul Beresford will not stand again as an MP in Surrey, citing “midnight sittings” in Parliament and “a diary built around the whims of the whips’ office” as reasons … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Can Epsom and Ewell get more dense?

14 February 2023

Exclusive to the Epsom and Ewell Times we report on the housing targets of every Surrey borough council. Epsom and Ewell is the smallest borough in Surrey with the highest … READ MORE

EDITORIAL

Housing need or desire?

14 February 2023

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council has embarked on a public consultation on its Draft Local Plan. The consultation ends on 19th March 2023. As we report today it appears that … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

Top thrashes bottom

13 February 2023

Sutton & Epsom RFC 5 – Wimbledon RFC 42 – Saturday 11th February. When these two clubs met last season the dominant Dons arrived at Rugby Lane as the unbeaten … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

10 man away win a turning point?

12 February 2023

Hailsham Town 2 – 4 Epsom & Ewell FC. Southern Combination League – Division One. Saturday 11th February. Cast your mind back to the 19th of November. It was the … READ MORE

ARTS BUSINESS

Epsom’s creatives urged to push for growth

11 February 2023

Creative Businesses in and around Epsom are being encouraged to sign-up to Surrey’s first Creative Growth and Business Summit. Taking place on March 1 and set-up by the University for the … READ MORE

NEWS POLICING

“On Your Bike” to Surrey’s PCSOs?

11 February 2023

A Surrey County Councillor has criticised the reduction in the number of Police Community Support Officers in recent years. PCSOs are non-warranted but provided with a variety of police powers … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Blot on Epsom Downs horizon to grow no more?

11 February 2023

Ever wondered where are those tower-blocks on the west horizon from Epsom Downs? Our LDRS journalist reports on Woking Council’s consideration of the height of its buildings: Plans to limit … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

2023/2024: average of £50 more to pay Surrey County Council

8 February 2023

Surrey residents will pay nearly £50 a year more to the county council for its share of council tax from April.The 2.99 per cent increase was confirmed at a full … READ MORE

COUNCIL HOUSING PLANNING

Will Cathedral repairs threaten Canadian WW1 memorial?

7 February 2023

Plans to build 124 homes on undeveloped woodland next to Guildford Cathedral will threaten a memorial to Canada’s First World War military sacrifice, a preservation society has warned. Guildford Cathedral … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Surrey County Council sets 23/24 budget

7 February 2023

A councillor who visited rural India paused his tour to take photos of the roads because they were “in better condition than Surrey’s”. The Labour group leader on Surrey County … READ MORE

CRIME NEWS

Epsom College deaths update

7 February 2023

The incident at an address within Epsom College in the early hours of Sunday, 5 February is now being treated as a homicide investigation. Officers were called to the property … READ MORE

FOOTBALL SPORTS

Poor play spoilt by “Cantonesque” antics

6 February 2023

Epsom & Ewell FC 1-2 Oakwood, Southern Combination League – Division One. Saturday 4th February 2023. Ten weeks to the day since we last had a League contest on a … READ MORE

NEWS

Epsom College Head, husband and child found dead

6 February 2023

In the early hours of Sunday morning 5th February, Surrey Police was contacted by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to a property on the grounds of Epsom College. Officers … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Local Audit meet: unexpectedly interesting…

5 February 2023

When is a question not a question? This issue was the subject of heated discussion at the 2nd February meeting of the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Audit and Scrutiny Committee. … READ MORE

Epsom news

RUGBY SPORTS

Camberley Bounce Back Against Spirited Sutton

5 February 2023

Sutton & Epsom RFC 26 – Camberley 50. Saturday 4th February. This fixture was scheduled for December but fell victim to the freezing weather. Camberley arrived smarting from a most … READ MORE

CULTURE LOCAL HISTORY

Surrey celebrates LGBTQ+ month

4 February 2023

Surrey History Centre celebrates the February LGBTQ+ month with, among many others, the story of local born Quentin Crisp, who attended Kingswood School in Epsom. Born in Sutton and named … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Don’t blame us for potholes say Surrey’s highway authority.

3 February 2023

The state of Surrey’s roads is “no fault of the county council” its cabinet has heard, as councillors vowed to put more pressure on central government for highways funding. In … READ MORE

LOCAL HISTORY

One more Titanic plus another sinking survivor

3 February 2023

Following Epsom and Ewell Times story on George Pelham, who survived the Titanic disaster and another ship sinking, local writer and historian Martin Knight tells us the story of another … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

No Crawleys for Surrey’s Downton Abbeys

2 February 2023

A lack of “Downton Abbey” type families to occupy abandoned mansions led to 112 homes at Headley Court (near Epsom) get the green light last night. The Mole Valley green belt … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

A sign of no signs to come on ULEZ?

2 February 2023

Surrey councillors say they could stop TfL (Transport for London) putting signs on the county’s roads ahead of the planned ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) expansion. Surrey County Council’s leader … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Surrey County Council proposes 2023/24 budget

1 February 2023

Surrey County Council is planning to restrict a rise in Council Tax to 2.99% in the current budget plans for 2023/24. The council’s Cabinet agreed the draft budget today outlining … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Gladiator light-man on demand bus

31 January 2023

It’s not every day you meet an Emmy award winner on a bus in rural Surrey. And it’s not every day the said Emmy award winner would be driving that … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS PLANNING

Green-belters belted up and beltless

31 January 2023

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s (EEBC) Licensing and Planning Policy Committee voted unanimously yesterday (30 January) to publish its Draft Local Plan for public consultation, after the chairman rebuffed claims … READ MORE

LOCAL HISTORY

Epsom’s Titanic Ties

31 January 2023

Epsom and Ewell Times’ History Detectorist purchased this miniature brass bible box from The Princess Alice charity shop in Epsom 2 years ago in the belief it was a piece … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

Sutton & Epsom Receive an Oxford Education

30 January 2023

Oxford Harlequins 67 – Sutton & Epsom 20. Saturday 28th January. Our local rugby team travelled to Oxfordshire to play the Oxford Harlequins. In the reverse fixture at Rugby Lane … READ MORE

COUNCIL HOUSING

Micro-homes for a macro-problem?

28 January 2023

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is planning to purchase movable micro homes for families needing temporary accommodation in the borough. In a report to the Strategy & Resource Committee on … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Surrey Council stretches Epsom & Ewell Council resources

28 January 2023

At Thursday 26th January meeting of the Strategy and Resources Committee of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council eagle-eyed financial expert Cllr David Gulland (Lib Dem, College Ward) spotted a loss … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

Pay rises for Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

28 January 2023

At Epsom and Ewell’s Strategy and Resources committee meeting on 26th January, councillors discussed rates of pay in the forthcoming year – for staff, for the Chief Executive and for … READ MORE

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Surrey doctors to go on strike?

28 January 2023

Royal Surrey hospital trust bosses are beginning to plan for three days of junior doctor strikes which could have a “significant impact” on services. A national ballot is currently taking … READ MORE

COMMUNITY HEALTH

‘It felt like mum was a prisoner’ in Surrey Hospital

28 January 2023

A woman said she felt like her mum was “a prisoner” when she couldn’t take her home from a Surrey hospital.The daughter, who we are choosing not to name, said … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Grants to save energy…. time running out

28 January 2023

Surrey residents have just three weeks left to apply for a grant to help make their home warmer and more energy efficient, ahead of applications closing on Friday 17 February … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS

The Surrey levels mean no level funding?

26 January 2023

The allocation of levelling up funding from central government was announced last week, with more than 100 projects given a share of £2.1billion. But no funding was given to Surrey’s … READ MORE

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Remembering the victims of genocide

26 January 2023

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will carry out a number of activities to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday 27 January. Holocaust Memorial Day is a time to remember the … READ MORE

COUNCIL OPINIONS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Local Parking (enforcement) Wars

26 January 2023

An opinion piece from Cllr Eber Kington: This week SCC announced a seven-year contract worth £96.5 million, with private company Marston Holdings Ltd, for parking and traffic enforcement. In April, … READ MORE

COUNCIL NEWS PLANNING

Local Plan battle heating up?

25 January 2023

A draft Local Plan, that will delineate Epsom and Ewell Borough‘s planning framework for decisions on planning applications and development for the years ahead, has been published on the Council’s … READ MORE

ARTS CULTURE LOCAL HISTORY

Emily and Emmeline

25 January 2023

The suffragette movement is celebrated in the heart of Epsom with the statue of Emily Davison in Epsom’s Market Square. At our neighbouring Esher Theatre between 24th and 25th February … READ MORE

NEWS

Landlord thrashes tenant in friendly fight

24 January 2023

Epsom and Ewell FC 0-5 Leatherhead FC – Mid-Season Friendly – Saturday 21st January. An Epsom and Ewell team that hadn’t played a match for nearly three weeks came up … READ MORE

NATURE NEWS

Voles let loose on the Hogsmill

24 January 2023

In August of 2022, years of hard work with the help of hundreds of volunteers came to fruition with the release of 101 voles back onto our local Epsom and … READ MORE

COUNCIL TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

Going potty about pot-holes?

24 January 2023

Who knew that 15th January was National Pothole Day? Earlier this month I drove around a bend in Woodcote Green Road in Epsom at night to be faced with a … READ MORE

COUNCIL

Interim Council CEO’s permanency tipped.

23 January 2023

Jackie King is set to become the new Chief Executive of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, subject to ratification by Full Council on Tuesday 14 February. Jackie has been recommended … READ MORE

COUNCIL

Want to join the Surrey Fire Service?

23 January 2023

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) welcomed 37 new firefighters to the service this month. The group of wholetime firefighters took part in three different 15-week training courses, starting in … READ MORE

RUGBY SPORTS

Bassetts hound Sutton & Epsom

22 January 2023

Sutton & Epsom RFC 5 – Royal Wootton Bassett 26. 21st January. Sutton & Epsom had travelled to Wiltshire in October to take on the winless Royal Wootton Bassett and … READ MORE

COMMUNITY LOCAL HISTORY VOLUNTEERS

Flight of refugees: history repeating?

22 January 2023

Epsom and Ewell Times marks Holocaust Memorial Day (Friday 27th January) with an article about Surrey characters who saved Jews from persecution and we report on the work of a … READ MORE

COUNCIL PLANNING

Green-belters seeing red on Local Plan?

20 January 2023

A determined group of Epsom & Ewell residents, representing over 1,700 petitioners , took to the podium at last night’s meeting of the Council’s Licensing, Planning and Policy Committee (January 19th). … READ MORE

NEWS POLICING

Surrey Police Top Complaints Table

19 January 2023

Surrey Police received more complaints per officer in its force than any other in England and Wales. The Home Office recently published the statistics for the year end 31st March … READ MORE

NEWS TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT

ULEZ will come to Epsom and Ewell borders

19 January 2023

London has an air quality problem. That’s why the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding across all London boroughs from 29 August 2023 to help clear London’s air. Poor … READ MORE

COUNCIL CRIME

Surrey County Council Stands Against Scams

19 January 2023

Surrey County Council has been officially accredited as a “Friends Against Scams” (FAS) organisation. FAS is an initiative run by the National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team that aims to protect … READ MORE