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5th December 2024

Community Education Health

Call to address mental health of health workers

Call to address mental health of health workers

Only a system-wide overhaul of the NHS that invests in staff wellbeing can address the psychological ill-health crisis amongst healthcare workers, according to research led by the University of Surrey in … Read More

Environment News

Surrey academic to lead plastic pollution fight

Surrey academic to lead plastic pollution fight

Tackling the plastic pollution crisis: Legislation must evolve to address challenges for our climate, ecosystems and human health  Urgent legislative action is needed to stop the imminent threats of environmental … Read More

Health Local History Volunteers

Surrey History Centre throws light on Epsom’s hospitals

Surrey History Centre throws light on Epsom’s hospitals

Epsom Surrey had more mental hospitals than most English counties and, at Surrey History Centre, we are justly proud of the quantity and quality of surviving records we hold. These … Read More

News Transport

Epsom and Ewell to be served by publicly owned trains

Epsom and Ewell to be served by publicly owned trains

The government has announced that South Western Railway (SWR), which serves commuters from Epsom, Ewell West, Stoneleigh and Worcester Park to London Waterloo, will be the first train operator to … Read More

Arts Culture

Lucy Porter Returns to Her Roots with “No Regrets” at Epsom Playhouse

Lucy Porter Returns to Her Roots with “No Regrets” at Epsom Playhouse

Epsom Playhouse is set to welcome one of comedy’s most beloved figures, Lucy Porter, on 18th January 2025, as part of her nationwide tour with the brand-new show No Regrets. … Read More

Council Education

Surrey schools not out for so long in summer?

Surrey schools not out for so long in summer?

Surrey County Council is looking at possible changes to school holidays.  A consultation has been launched on whether the county council should switch to a two-week half term break in … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Local Plan lessons from our neighbour?

Local Plan lessons from our neighbour?

“Four more years?” is the resounding cry after a Surrey council has been moved back to square one with its plan for 8,000 new homes, potentially at a cost of … Read More

Community Education Volunteers

Epsom Teen Selected as Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Ambassador

Epsom Teen Selected as Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Ambassador

A young woman from Epsom is amplifying young people’s voices after being chosen as a UK Youth Ambassador for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE). Kalina Hristova, 17, joins a … Read More

Rugby Sports

Epsom rugby scrape a point lead over Gravesend

Epsom rugby scrape a point lead over Gravesend

Gravesend 22 Sutton & Epsom RFC 23. Saturday 30th November. Sutton and Epsom RFC visited Gravesend RFC in October last season at the height of the high tackle hysteria. In … Read More

Community Council Finances

Ewell village set to improve

Ewell village set to improve

Earlier this month Epsom and Ewell Borough councillors met to agree their contribution of £1.25m Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding toward the Ewell Village improvement project. This funding will match … Read More

Business

The Essential Guide to Maintaining Clean Carpets and Upholstery in Woking

The Essential Guide to Maintaining Clean Carpets and Upholstery in Woking

Sponsored article: Maintaining a clean and inviting home is a priority for every homeowner. Among the most overlooked aspects of cleanliness are carpets and upholstery, which, if left unattended, can … Read More

News Transport

Broad Gauges New Train Set to Serve Epsom

Broad Gauges New Train Set to Serve Epsom

Residents of Epsom will soon benefit from South Western Railway’s (SWR) latest investment in modern rail travel as the new Arterio trains, officially launched this week, are set to roll … Read More

Council Finances

What cuts to Surrey County Council services are you prepared for?

What cuts to Surrey County Council services are you prepared for?

Surrey County Council has unveiled its draft budget for the upcoming financial year and is calling on residents to share their views through a public consultation. As councils nationwide grapple … Read More

Business Education Health

X-Ray vision wins Surrey Uni “spin-off” a prize

X-Ray vision wins Surrey Uni “spin-off” a prize

Silveray, the digital X-ray film company and Surrey spinout, wins coveted Institute of Physics award with a new approach to X-ray imaging  Innovation in X-ray technology could be key to … Read More

Council Education News

Epsom SEND case highlights a national problem

Epsom SEND case highlights a national problem

A shocking case of systemic failure by Surrey County Council (SCC) has brought renewed attention to the challenges faced by families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). … Read More

Housing News

Is a Isa the answer to Epsom’s high house prices?

Is a Isa the answer to Epsom’s high house prices?

With the five-year anniversary of the Help to Buy ISA closure approaching, a fresh analysis has revealed how Epsom and Ewell compares to other Surrey boroughs in benefiting from this … Read More

Council Environment

Fly-tipping bags and BB gun shots close Bagshot recycle centre

Fly-tipping bags and BB gun shots close Bagshot recycle centre

Bagshot community recycling centre will close in an effort to protect  staff from being threatened with violence, Surrey County Council has said. The depot has been plagued with issues for years … Read More

Council Local History News

Epsom & Ewell’s local history museum to be born again?

Epsom & Ewell’s local history museum to be born again?

Bourne Hall Museum in Ewell, a cherished repository of local history, faces an uncertain future as its esteemed curator, Jeremy Harte, prepares for retirement in March 2025 after 35 years … Read More

Arts Culture

Epsom Choral Society’s Verdi Requiem reviewed

Epsom Choral Society’s Verdi Requiem reviewed

I will never forget the first time I heard Verdi’s Requiem.  That crashing wall of sound that was the Dies Irae filled me with fear and awe.  It seemed as … Read More


28th November 2024

News Policing

Surrey Taxpayers Face Policing Squeeze Amid Funding ‘Postcode Lottery’

Surrey Taxpayers Face Policing Squeeze Amid Funding ‘Postcode Lottery’

The “post-code lottery” of police funding could force residents to shoulder more of the burden, according to Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Lisa Townsend. The PCC said she fears … Read More

Community News Volunteers

Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper talks about 50 years

Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper talks about 50 years

“I feel we are here today to pay homage to those good people who 50 years ago, established this splendid Charity and all those who have contributed ever since. On … Read More

Arts Culture Local History

Epsom historian and the Frenchman who trained the British armies that defeated Napoleon

Epsom historian and the Frenchman who trained the British armies that defeated Napoleon

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst has seen a lot of famous faces over the years. Several members of the Royal Family have attended the Academy. Sir Winston Churchill graduated in … Read More

Arts Council Culture

Dorking Halls to reopen after upgrade

Dorking Halls to reopen after upgrade

UPDATED par 3 to show work is being done in two parts and £11m cost is split over 2 years ADDED line at end to show what the second phase … Read More

Education News

Surrey strategist secures stardom in Space Science

Surrey strategist secures stardom in Space Science

Renowned astrophysicist Professor Adam Amara, Director of Space Strategy and Head of the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Surrey, has been appointed as the UK Space Agency’s … Read More

Community Sports

Worcester Park’s path to a healthier and safer life

Worcester Park’s path to a healthier and safer life

Hapkido: Master Sung’s Dojang in Worcester Park and New Malden – More Than Martial Arts, It’s a Path to a Healthier, Safer Life. The quest for personal safety has become … Read More

Health Letters News Transport

Planning buses not missing them says Epsom’s MP

Planning buses not missing them says Epsom’s MP

Dear Editor, Thank you to Stuart Gosling for his contribution and for highlighting the important issue of transport links in relation to the new hospital development. Has Epsom’s new MP … Read More

Community Education

Ashtead school opens hearts to child refugees

Ashtead school opens hearts to child refugees

Christmas cheer filled the halls of City of London Freeman’s School (CLFS) as over 90 guests, pupils, staff, and friends from the Refugee Buddy Club gathered for a heartwarming Seasonal … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Epsom and Ewell’s Draft Local Plan goes to Full Council

Epsom and Ewell’s Draft Local Plan goes to Full Council

The Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (LPPC) of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council met on 20th November 2024 to consider the draft Regulation 19 Local Plan amid a storm of … Read More

Business Education News

The real world visits the virtual world at Ewell’s NESCOT

The real world visits the virtual world at Ewell’s NESCOT

Principals and teachers from across the world visited Nescot (North East Surrey College of Technology) College in Ewell, Surrey last week, to try out its brand-new virtual reality (VR) immersive … Read More

Council Finances

Sorry Surrey Borough for “shameful” past

Sorry Surrey Borough for “shameful” past

Woking Borough Council has apologised for the “shameful” behaviour of its past. The bankrupt council met last night to hear from the authors of the long-awaited review into how the … Read More

Neutrality Council News

Epsom and Ewell Times annual neutrality audit

Epsom and Ewell Times annual neutrality audit

Epsom and Ewell Times Neutrality Council Annual Report. The unedited and full responses from members of the Neutrality Council together with our response can be read HERE Introduction: The Epsom … Read More

Arts Culture

Music of mass creation in Epsom

Music of mass creation in Epsom

Two mass settings in the same concert – too much of the same thing or the starting point for a creative programme of music? During his time as music director … Read More

Community Council

Surrey carers getting digital support

Surrey carers getting digital support

Surrey County Council is rolling out additional support for tens of thousands of unpaid carers living in the county as part of a new digital service.  At least 90,000 people in Surrey … Read More

Council Environment

Another solar power story – Leatherhead

Another solar power story – Leatherhead

A four-year fight to install solar panels in a Leatherhead car park has left those behind the green project both “disappointed and very exited”. Mole Valley District Council declared a … Read More

Community Council News

Surrey’s focus on independent lives is “good”.

Surrey’s focus on independent lives is “good”.

Surrey County Council’s adult social care services have been rated as ‘good’ by a health watchdog – despite some inconsistencies. In the local authority’s first ever overall rating, the Care … Read More

Council Elections

A poll on polling – Epsom and Ewell consults

A poll on polling – Epsom and Ewell consults

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will launch a six-week consultation into proposed changes to the polling district and polling places within the borough from 21 November 2024 to 2 January … Read More

Education Environment News

Surrey University Launches UN-Affiliated Centre to Tackle Climate Change

Surrey University Launches UN-Affiliated Centre to Tackle Climate Change

Drastically improving the UK’s ability to address climate change is the grand challenge that the new United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)-affiliated CIFAL centre at the University of … Read More

Environment News

Party divide on Surrey solar farm?

Party divide on Surrey solar farm?

Plans for a Surrey solar farm have been questioned as an MP has called for the government to look again at the “nationally significant” decision. Jeremy Hunt, MP for Godalming … Read More

News Transport

£12 million bus boost for Surrey

£12 million bus boost for Surrey

Surrey County Council has been allocated £12,074,800 from the Department for Transport, to further improve and protect local buses.   The council will work with bus operators to allocate the … Read More


21st November 2024

Council Housing Planning

Conflict on Epsom’s Green Belt plans of another kind?

Conflict on Epsom’s Green Belt plans of another kind?

On the eve of an important meeting of the Licensing, Planning and Policy Committee on the future of the Borough’s Local Plan, housing and Green Belt development, Epsom & Ewell … Read More

Business News

Epsom and Ewell business Oscars night

Epsom and Ewell business Oscars night

Last night Epsom Social in the Epsom Square hosted the Oscars of local businesses. The annual Epsom and Ewell Business Awards recognised excellence in 9 categories with the cafe in … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Epsom Civic Society say Local Plan should be agreed on Wednesday

Epsom Civic Society say Local Plan should be agreed on Wednesday

The Epsom Civic Society (ECS) (motto being “Shaping the future, safeguarding the past”) has urged councillors to support the borough’s draft Local Plan, warning of the risks associated with further … Read More

Nature News Planning

Proposed Battery Energy Storage System Near Ashtead Common Faces Objections

Proposed Battery Energy Storage System Near Ashtead Common Faces Objections

Plans to install a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Ashtead Common have sparked significant opposition from local conservation groups and residents. The proposed facility, intended to support renewable energy … Read More

Community Education News

Epsom Schools Unite for Children in Need

Epsom Schools Unite for Children in Need

Schools across Epsom and Ewell, along with Banstead, joined forces to support this year’s Children in Need appeal, raising impressive amounts through creative and engaging activities. Danetree Primary School – … Read More

Football Sports

League victory takes Epsom & Ewell up 3 places

League victory takes Epsom & Ewell up 3 places

Cobham 1-2 Epsom and Ewell. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South. Saturday 16th November 2024 Momentum is a funny thing! At times this season, we have found ways to … Read More

Arts Culture News

Epsom born baritone to bring requiem to life

Epsom born baritone to bring requiem to life

Epsom-born baritone Mark Nathan will feature as one of the soloists in Verdi’s Requiem, performed by the Epsom Choral Society on Saturday, 23rd November at 7:30 pm at St Martin’s … Read More

Community Council Sports

Epsom Council Delivers Spinning Back Kick to Nam Yang Martial Arts Centre

Epsom Council Delivers Spinning Back Kick to Nam Yang Martial Arts Centre

In a contentious meeting on 12th November, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Strategy and Resources (S&R) Committee rejected a £161,250 funding bid for the Nam Yang Martial Arts Centre, reversing … Read More

Council Finances Housing

Pods off in bricks grant for Epsom homeless

Pods off in bricks grant for Epsom homeless

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (EEBC) will receive £1,493,250 in one-off funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to help tackle its spending on homeless families. The … Read More

Arts Community Council

Bourne Hall’s Christmas Supremacy

Bourne Hall’s Christmas Supremacy

Visit Bourne Hall from 30 November – 21 December for a whole host of festivities this Christmas. The celebrations kick off at 2pm on 30 November at the Christmas Lights … Read More

Council Finances

Mole Valley Bankruptcy warning

Mole Valley Bankruptcy warning

Mole Valley District Council is facing bankruptcy and must make “very difficult decisions” over the future of its services. The bleak warning came during the Tuesday, November 12 scrutiny committee when the … Read More

Council Transport

Surrey showing true grit for winter roads

Surrey showing true grit for winter roads

Surrey’s team of gritter drivers are now available 24/7 to help keep residents moving during the colder months. Our 39 state-of-the art gritting vehicles are ready to grit the county’s … Read More

Community Nature Volunteers

Let’s think about Spring!

Let’s think about Spring!

Residents of Cuddington ward held a community bulb plant on the 9th of November, thanks to fantastic local volunteers. Help from RA Surrey Councillor Eber Kington via an allocation from … Read More


14th November 2024

Council Housing Planning

Epsom and Ewell Green Belt battle lines drawing near

Epsom and Ewell Green Belt battle lines drawing near

The latest draft of the Local Plan has just been revealed. The headline news is that the housing target has been significantly reduced by omitting the Ewell East Station Green … Read More

Community Letters Transport

Has Epsom’s new MP missed the bus to a new hospital?

Has Epsom’s new MP missed the bus to a new hospital?

Dear Editor, Our new MP Helen Maguire has supported the construction of a new hospital, complete with an accident and emergency (A&E) department, near the Royal Marsden Hospital in the … Read More

Education News

Surrey Uni to research mono-syllabic complexity

Surrey Uni to research mono-syllabic complexity

The University of Surrey is part of an international team of researchers that has been awarded £8.3 million to better understand human language by researching one of the world’s most … Read More

Council Education Transport

Surrey school kids’ country walk saving money

Surrey school kids’ country walk saving money

Children have been told they can walk 4.9km through fields and over an unguarded railway line by Surrey County Council bureaucrats who cancelled their free bus passes. The decision has left their … Read More

Football Sports

Epsom and Ewell FC progress in FA Vase

Epsom and Ewell FC progress in FA Vase

Epsom and Ewell 2-0 North Greenford United. Isuzu F.A. Vase – Second Round. Saturday 9th November 2024. It’s official! This is now definitely a Vase run! We may have had … Read More

Environment News Planning

Surrey University to get a third of its power from the Sun

Surrey University to get a third of its power from the Sun

Permission has been granted for The University of Surrey to build a solar farm on green belt land. The scheme will provide the university with 34 per cent of its … Read More

News Planning Policing

Surrey Police HQ redesign will quieten the dogs

Surrey Police HQ redesign will quieten the dogs

Plans to redevelop Surrey Police headquarters, at Mount Browne, have been given the go-ahead. The changes also include a new access road which the Force say will speed up response … Read More

Business Education News

Epsom and Ewell College wins Surrey’s employer of the year

Epsom and Ewell College wins Surrey’s employer of the year

Nescot college in Reigate Road, Ewell, won “Employer of the Year’ at the Surrey Business Awards last night, against some stiff competition. (NESCOT stands for North-East Surrey College of Technology.) … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Did a fair view prevail on Epsom’s modular homes for the homeless?

Did a fair view prevail on Epsom’s modular homes for the homeless?

The decision by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council 7th November to approve three modular homes for temporary accommodation on Fairview Road has ignited a fierce debate. The council framed this … Read More

Community News Volunteers

Sir Ed supporting Epsom based Ukraine charities

Sir Ed supporting Epsom based Ukraine charities

Today, Sir Ed Davey MP, leader of the resurgent Liberal Democrat Party, accompanied by Epsom and Ewell MP Helen Maguire, visited the “Ukraine Hub”. Offices generously provided by the owners … Read More

News Policing

High price of Surrey police officer’s false report

High price of Surrey police officer’s false report

An ex-police officer has been banned from the profession after she “maliciously” made a “false” complaint about child sexual abuse to the NSPCC, a misconduct hearing has ruled. The former … Read More

Community Council

Surrey needs more foster carers

Surrey needs more foster carers

Fostering can mean everything to those involved; that is the message of a powerful new fostering film from over 100 councils.  ‘Everything’, a new fostering recruitment fil


7th November 2024

Community News

Epsom and Ewell remembers

Epsom and Ewell remembers

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is proud to announce that Remembrance Day memorial services, parades and activities will take place to honour those who have died in the service of … Read More

Council Housing Letters

There is another way to save Epsom’s Green Belt

There is another way to save Epsom’s Green Belt

Dear Editor, My 12 year old son spoke at the last local council planning meeting, about the importance of not building on the green belt, and I am writing to … Read More

News

Case for dog-walker regulation after death-mauling

Case for dog-walker regulation after death-mauling

A coroner has raised concerns about the “lack of regulation”, both locally and nationally, after a professional dog walker was mauled to death in a Surrey park. Natasha Johnston, 28, … Read More

Local History News

Attic find fills gap in Epsom local asylum history

Attic find fills gap in Epsom local asylum history

Last Friday saw the return of a singular missing hospital record book. The book contains the medical case book of women admitted to The Manor Hospital between 19 May 1900 … Read More

Community Council News

Epsom & Ewell consults on anti-social behaviour

Epsom & Ewell consults on anti-social behaviour

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is calling on the public to take part in their consultation about a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) from 4 November. The consultation will run … Read More

News Policing

Stolen dog recovered by Surrey Police after 8 years

Stolen dog recovered by Surrey Police after 8 years

After eight long years, a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel called Daisy, who was stolen from her home in Mole Valley back in 2016, has now been reunited with her owners. Daisy, … Read More

Football Sports

Epsom & Ewell FC drowned out by Sheerwater

Epsom & Ewell FC drowned out by Sheerwater

Epsom and Ewell 0-3 Sheerwater. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South Saturday 2nd November 2024 On a very mild Saturday afternoon at the KGF Salts fans were hoping for … Read More

Community Faith Health

Warm Wednesdays are back in Epsom

Warm Wednesdays are back in Epsom

For the third year running Epsom Methodist Church (EMC) is opening its doors and running itsWarm Wednesdays programme this winter. EMC is just one of the 80 Warm Welcome spacesacross … Read More

Arts Community Local History

Portraits of pauper patients in Epsom’s Horton Cemetery, inspires artist

Portraits of pauper patients in Epsom’s Horton Cemetery, inspires artist

Eric Fong is a multimedia artist whose work spans film, photography, sculpture, and installation, often exploring themes of the body, identity, and vulnerability. His unique approach is informed by his … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Another Surrey borough’s Local Plan agony

Another Surrey borough’s Local Plan agony

More than 800 homes will be built on Surrey green belt land as part of a 15 year plan for 9,270 new properties in the north of the county. It … Read More

Council Editorial Housing

Is Delay Defensible in the Fight to Protect Epsom’s Green Belt?

Is Delay Defensible in the Fight to Protect Epsom’s Green Belt?

As Epsom and Ewell Borough Council deliberates its Local Plan in the face of imminent, significantly higher government housing targets, the council’s slow-paced approach raises crucial questions about its strategy … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Call to Epsom and Ewell Council to speed plan denied

Call to Epsom and Ewell Council to speed plan denied

Nine opposition councillors on Epsom and Ewell Borough Council are calling for an Emergency Full Council Meeting to fast-track the final stages of the borough’s Local Plan amid looming concerns … Read More

Community Council Finances

Surrey support for the “financially challenged”

Surrey support for the “financially challenged”

Surrey County Council welcomes the extension by government of the Household Support Fund in this year’s Autumn Statement, after 86,000 Surrey households were supported by the fund last year. In … Read More

Education News

Epsom school fined for finger loss

Epsom school fined for finger loss

A school trust in Surrey has been fined after part of a pupil’s finger was amputated. The five-year-old boy, a Year 1 pupil at Danetree Primary School in Epsom, had … Read More


31st October 2024

Arts Community News Volunteers

The Horton Hid Hiring From Regulator

The Horton Hid Hiring From Regulator

Controversy surrounded the appointment of the salaried Centre Manager of Epsom and Ewell’s new arts and exhibition venue, The Horton Arts Centre. Documents obtained by the Epsom and Ewell Times … Read More

News

Caring Mentors in Epsom and Ewell sought for young

Caring Mentors in Epsom and Ewell sought for young

MCR Pathways, (Mentoring, Charity, Relationships) an award-winning charity dedicated to transforming the lives of young people through mentorship, is looking for volunteer mentors to support a young person throughout their … Read More

Business Community Transport

Epsom High St in need of more love?

Epsom High St in need of more love?

Driving safely, parking appropriately. Romy Sustar reports: This is the second article in my series following on from “Epsom town as a safe place to Live”. It seemed to me … Read More

Health News

Frozen Shoulder Link to Menopause

Frozen Shoulder Link to Menopause

Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a painful condition that restricts movement in the shoulder joint due to adhesion and inflammation in the joint capsule. While this condition … Read More

Business Council Environment

Up hill struggle to stop oil drilling in Surrey – pays off?

Up hill struggle to stop oil drilling in Surrey – pays off?

A clash between environmental advocates and oil developers at Horse Hill in Surrey has resurfaced as local campaigners question why oil production continues despite a lack of planning permission. The … Read More

Rugby Sports

Miracle with Medway

Miracle with Medway

For the hosts it was a Saturday of availability Armageddon with an injury list mountingthat targeted the front and back rows. Players of yesteryear were called to arms and the … Read More

Arts Community Council

Epsom and Ewell Council bank on street art

Epsom and Ewell Council bank on street art

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has completed two new community arts projects in Epsom and Stoneleigh during September and October, in collaboration with globally recognised street artists Positive Arts, local … Read More

Community Council

Licensed to walk

Licensed to walk

The Nonsuch Park Joint Management Committee has voted to launch a 12-month pilot Commercial Dog Walking Licensing Scheme in Nonsuch Park, starting in April 2025, following a consultation with the … Read More

Business Westminster

Nominate heroic businesswomen of Epsom and Ewell

Nominate heroic businesswomen of Epsom and Ewell

A new scheme entitled “MP HERoes“, In Partnership with NatWest and Supported by the Women & Enterprise All-Party Parliamentary Group has been introduced. A cross-party Parliamentary programme that celebrates local … Read More

Football Sports

Epsom and Ewell see more red in away defeat

Epsom and Ewell see more red in away defeat

Abbey Rangers 2-1 Epsom and Ewell FC. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South. Saturday 26th October 2024. Eleven months ago we visited Addlestone Moor and lost 2-1 in a … Read More

Council Health

Surrey smokers quitting for free

Surrey smokers quitting for free

Ex-smoker Councillor Mark Nuti, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, and Public Health, visited the One You Surrey stop smoking service to find out how we’re supporting smokers to quit. … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Opposition Calls for Emergency Council Meeting Over Epsom and Ewell Local Plan

Opposition Calls for Emergency Council Meeting Over Epsom and Ewell Local Plan

In a move that underscores growing concerns over the future of development in Epsom and Ewell, nine opposition councillors from the borough council have requested an Emergency Full Council Meeting … Read More

Business News

Fresh New Look for Ernest Jones Epsom

Fresh New Look for Ernest Jones Epsom

Sponsored article: A refreshed Ernest Jones store, designed for Epsom’s shoppers, has opened its doors in the Ashley Centre. Customers are welcomed into a bright interior, with a host of … Read More

Council Education Finances

No wonder Woking went bankrupt. Scandal of private school loans

No wonder Woking went bankrupt. Scandal of private school loans

A private school was loaned millions of pounds at favourable rates by Woking Borough Council before it went bankrupt. Now questions are being asked as to whether an independent inquiry … Read More


24th October 2024

Health News

Epsom and St Helier Hospitals in Desperate Need of Repairs

Epsom and St Helier Hospitals in Desperate Need of Repairs

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals are in need of urgent repairs, with more than £150 million required to address crumbling infrastructure, according to the latest NHS data. Epsom and … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Epsom’s neighbour cracks on with its Local Plan

Epsom’s neighbour cracks on with its Local Plan

More than 6,000 new homes will be built in the Surrey borough of Mole Valley, with Leatherhead taking on the largest share after the district council approved its long-term planning bible. … Read More

Community Council Sports

Loads of coaches for Epsom tennis

Loads of coaches for Epsom tennis

Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Environment committee has authorised the contracts for three tennis coaching providers in Epsom. R&A Sport will be carrying out coaching sessions at Auriol Park, Sutton Tennis … Read More

Business Horse racing

Modern Yard Revitalizes Epsom’s Historic Racing Scene

Modern Yard Revitalizes Epsom’s Historic Racing Scene

The Daily Telegraph (Monday 21st October) has highlighted a significant revival for Epsom’s historic role in British horse racing, reporting on the recent developments at Downs House, a training yard … Read More

Council Finances

Only the cashless will be “on the Hook” Road car park Epsom

Only the cashless will be “on the Hook” Road car park Epsom

A town centre car par centre is set to go cashless after plans to upgrade its ticket machines were approved. Pay metres at the Hook Road multi-storey car park in … Read More

Council Editions Editorial

Correction to our Epsom and Ewell Council reports

Correction to our Epsom and Ewell Council reports

We apologise unreservedly to Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Chief Executive Officer Jackie King for an unintended publication of a report dated 26th September 2024 titled Challenges to Epsom and … Read More

Football Sports

Fofahan makes FA fans as Epsom & Ewell progress in Vase

Fofahan makes FA fans as Epsom & Ewell progress in Vase

Epsom and Ewell FC 3-1 Berks County. Isuzu F.A. Vase – First Round. Sunday 20th October 2024 Just 6 days before the 50 year anniversary of our very first F.A. … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Epsom & Ewell’s Green Belt controversy tightens

Epsom & Ewell’s Green Belt controversy tightens

Tensions flared during a heated meeting of the Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (LPPC) in Epsom on October 17th, 2024, as residents voiced strong objections to the proposed housing targets … Read More

Community Council Finances

Epsom & Ewell Council Greenlights Local Projects

Epsom & Ewell Council Greenlights Local Projects

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee has given its provisional backing to over £2 million in Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding for a variety of local … Read More

Arts Culture

Verdi’s Requiem adapted for Epsom Church

Verdi’s Requiem adapted for Epsom Church

Epsom Choral Society (ECS) will perform the Verdi Requiem on Saturday 23rd November at 7:30pm, at St Martin’s Church in Epsom. This concert promises to be a remarkable event, showcasing … Read More

Community Council

County pledge to Epsom charity’s fight to end poverty

County pledge to Epsom charity’s fight to end poverty

In a significant move for the region, Surrey County Council (SCC) has signed Good Company’s End Poverty Pledge, marking a bold step towards addressing the growing issue of poverty across … Read More

Council Housing Planning

Mole Valley  ‘won’t bend’ to petitioners

Mole Valley  ‘won’t bend’ to petitioners

The fight to protect the green gateway into a Leatherhead goes on after campaigners seeking to stop a popular park from being turned into high rises were told the council … Read More

Community Education

Nescot proud to sign the Armed Forces Covenant

Nescot proud to sign the Armed Forces Covenant

North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) is proud to have officially signed the Armed Forces Covenant at a special event at the college today (16 October). The Covenant is a … Read More

Council Environment

Epsom and Ewell adopts new Climate Action Plan

Epsom and Ewell adopts new Climate Action Plan

Tuesday 15th October Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Environment Committee approved a new five year Climate Action Plan (2025-2029). The Plan outlines a comprehensive strategy to meet the Council’s commitment


17th October 2024

Council Finances Housing

Epsom’s homelessness crisis

Epsom’s homelessness crisis

Finding temporary accommodation for families at risk of homelessness is the “biggest financial pressure” facing Epsom and Ewell.  Following Epsom and Ewell Times report 13th October 2023 on Epsom and … Read More

Council Finances Housing

Some Surrey boroughs get brownfield funding

Some Surrey boroughs get brownfield funding

Surrey councils will get nearly £2m to release disused brownfield sites to unlock desperately needed land for house building including cash to clear asbestos and transform the “heart of Camberley”. … Read More

Council Elections News

Surrey Tories bouncing back already?

Surrey Tories bouncing back already?

The Conservative election turnaround in Surrey shows no sign of slowing after the party beat the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents to take two more seats at the October 2024 by-elections. … Read More

Football Sports

What were the odds of Epsom & Ewell’s 4 x 2 + 2?

What were the odds of Epsom & Ewell’s 4 x 2 + 2?

Epsom and Ewell 2-2 Fleet Town. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South. Saturday 12th October 2024. For the fourth time in a row our match resulted in a 2-2 … Read More

Council Finances

Surrey County Council finances under the spotlight

Surrey County Council finances under the spotlight

A recent Local Government Information Unit report presents a worrying picture of local government finances across the UK, with a particular focus on the impact of budget cuts on services … Read More

Business News

Ancaster acquires the Epsom keys to Allams

Ancaster acquires the Epsom keys to Allams

Sponsored article: Ancaster Group has announced the acquisition of Allams of Epsom, a prominent Skoda dealership that has been a cornerstone of the local automotive industry for over 70 years. … Read More

Rugby Sports

Sutton & Epsom Rugby beat the unbeaten

Sutton & Epsom Rugby beat the unbeaten

On Saturday 11 th October 2014 Sutton & Epsom RFC visited Crescent Farm to play Sidcup whowere the early season league leaders of London 1 South after five games. On … Read More

Community Health

Public meeting about Epsom Hospital future

Public meeting about Epsom Hospital future

A public meeting has been scheduled for October 17th, 2024, at the Epsom Sports Club, located next to Epsom Hospital, to discuss the future of local healthcare services. The meeting, … Read More

Council News

Fly-tippers force closure of Surrey recycling centre

Fly-tippers force closure of Surrey recycling centre

A Surrey recycling site will permanently close due to persistent fly-tipping at the site. The Mound car park in Tattenham Corner has been repeatedly hit by high levels of dumped … Read More

Arts Business Education

Epsom Station gets an artistic makeover

Epsom Station gets an artistic makeover

In the hustle and bustle of daily life, railway stations often feel like transient spaces where passengers rush through without a second thought. However, at Epsom Station, something unique is … Read More

Community Volunteers

Winter fuel support in Epsom

Winter fuel support in Epsom

Changes to the Winter Fuel Payments means that many people are worried that they may not beable to heat their homes this winter. For the eighth year running, Citizens Advice … Read More

Community Volunteers

Epsom Pantry has a sister in Banstead

Epsom Pantry has a sister in Banstead

Sat bang in the middle between M&S and Waitrose on Banstead high street, a new community food store has opened to help people struggling to buy affordable groceries in Surrey.  … Read More

Council Education

Surrey sorry for SEND shortcomings

Surrey sorry for SEND shortcomings

The leader of Surrey County Council (SCC) has apologised to families who have been ‘failed’ over the provision of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services.  Parents have previously told … Read More

Education News

Surrey student satellite stars

Surrey student satellite stars

Meet DARWIN – the award-winning, small satellite that could detect and track wildfires, built by students from the University of Surrey.  Surrey’s Peryton Space team has won the prestigious UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS) satellite design competition, beating teams from around the country for the second … Read More

Council Letters Transport

Epsom and Ewell Council answers parking complaint immediately

Epsom and Ewell Council answers parking complaint immediately

Charles Moseley of Hurstpierpoint complained in a letter dated 8th October to the Epsom and Ewell Times about the running out of Epsom Playhouse beer and the Ashley Centre Car … Read More


10th October 2024

Community Nature News

Secret 100 acres just north of Epsom and Ewell

Secret 100 acres just north of Epsom and Ewell

Despite being home to ancient hedgerows, a locally significant population of brown hairstreakbutterflies, and a small fragment of wetland, the series of seven meadows spanning 42 hectares (about 100 acres) … Read More

Football Sports

Epsom & Ewell FC draw with leaders

Epsom & Ewell FC draw with leaders

Redhill 2-2 Epsom and Ewell. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South. Saturday 5th October 2024. I wrote last week that matches against Redhill and Fleet Town would give us … Read More

News Policing

Surrey Cop demoted for racist texts

Surrey Cop demoted for racist texts

A Surrey Police sergeant who shared racist texts and a video of a man attempting to take his own life has been stripped of his rank – but will continue … Read More

Health Sports

There’s always Buckland Park for winter swimmers

There’s always Buckland Park for winter swimmers

Guildford Lido, in Stoke Park, used to be open 12 months a year from 2014, but that ended during the pandemic. This year’s summer season ended on September 15. Nestled … Read More

Council Education Environment

Surrey schools greenest in England

Surrey schools greenest in England

Surrey County Council is proud to announce that it continues to lead in England in environmental education, boasting the largest number of Eco-Schools Green Flag awards for the second consecutive … Read More

Community News

Ashtead heroes recognised by local Rotary

Ashtead heroes recognised by local Rotary

Ashtead ‘local heroes’ were recognised for their outstanding service to the community at last night’s 2024 Ashtead Rotary Community Awards. Three awards were made, to people nominated by their peers, … Read More

Culture Education News

Art, culture, and science collide in Surrey

Art, culture, and science collide in Surrey

This November, the University of Surrey will open its doors to the public as it hosts two prominent research festivals: the Being Human Festival and the ESRC Festival of Social … Read More

News Sports

Epsom and Ewell’s over 60s win multi-sports

Epsom and Ewell’s over 60s win multi-sports

Wednesday 2 October saw the 16th running of the Better Club Games tournament at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s Copper Box Arena. The annual event put on by charitable social enterprise … Read More

News Policing

More or less Surrey Police challenge to Commissioner

More or less Surrey Police challenge to Commissioner

Staffing cuts at Surrey Police could be in the pipeline as the force attempts to fill a potential £23.4 million financial hole.  Surrey Police has to make the savings in … Read More

Local History News

American baseball started in Surrey

American baseball started in Surrey

The latest BBC Secret Surrey podcast features Julian Pooley, Public Services and Engagement Manager, who tells the story of a previously unknown William Bray diary. Covering 1754-1755, the diary was found in … Read More

News Planning

Hampton’s Jolly Boatman has more to be jolly about

Hampton’s Jolly Boatman has more to be jolly about

Hampton Court and its historic views will be forever changed after the secretary of state approved controversial Jolly Boatman plans to build 97 homes together with an 84 bed hotel … Read More


3rd October 2024

Council Housing Planning

Will Epsom get an even higher housing target if it misses the early boat?

Will Epsom get an even higher housing target if it misses the early boat?

The UK Government is preparing to release a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that could impose mandatory targets for housebuilding, including on Green Belt land, sparking concern among local … Read More

Rugby Sports

Rare rugby draw for Epsom side

Rare rugby draw for Epsom side

Battersea Ironsides 19 Sutton & Epsom 19. Saturday 28th September A year ago the 2023-4 Ironsides vintage were on top of the table having opened theiraccount with 80 points against … Read More

Helen Maguire News Westminster

Local MP comes to our defence?

Local MP comes to our defence?

In a significant development in UK party politics, Helen Maguire, the Member of Parliament for Epsom & Ewell, has been appointed to the frontbenches of the Liberal Democrats. On September … Read More

Football Sports

Drawing conclusions in Epsom and Ewell v Horley tie

Drawing conclusions in Epsom and Ewell v Horley tie

Epsom and Ewell FC 2-2 Horley Town. Combined Counties League – Premier Division South. Saturday 28th September 2024. An entertaining contest took place at King George’s Field on Saturday and … Read More

Community Health Volunteers

Epsom’s Love Me Love My Mind week of healing

Epsom’s Love Me Love My Mind week of healing

This year’s theme is ‘Be Kind to your Mind’ • Be active – For your mental and emotional health, and wellbeing• Be Mindful – Practise mindfulness, live in the present … Read More

Health Helen Maguire Westminster

Epsom pensioners gather less winter fuel pay this St Stephens

Epsom pensioners gather less winter fuel pay this St Stephens

Thousands of pensioners across Epsom, Ewell, Ashtead, and Leatherhead are facing the loss of vital winter fuel payments following cuts by the UK government, sparking fears that many will struggle … Read More

Business Council Environment

Surrey’s one stop shop to save energy

Surrey’s one stop shop to save energy

Surrey residents can now receive support to upgrade their homes with energy saving ‘retrofit’ measures including insulation, heat pumps and solar panels through an innovative Home Energy Improvement ‘One-Stop Shop’ … Read More

Council Planning

Epsom’s Master plan to walk and cycle

Epsom’s Master plan to walk and cycle

On 24 September, Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee approved the Epsom Town Centre Masterplan. The Masterplan sets out clear and comprehensive guidelines for the development … Read More

Health News

Epsom’s local life savers

Epsom’s local life savers

A Covid survivor who was so poorly her children were warned she wouldn’t survive the night and the mum of a young boy who bravely battled leukaemia have thrown their … Read More

Arts News

Dorking refurb: “it’s behind you”!

Dorking refurb: “it’s behind you”!

Dorking’s “sleeping beauty” will wake up in time for the busy panto season – it has been confirmed. Dorking Halls closed in June 2024 for refurbishment work that could cost … Read More

Horse racing Sports

Season finale tips for Epsom racecourse

Season finale tips for Epsom racecourse

The finale meeting of the Summer Flat season at Epsom Downs arrives on Sunday with a seven-race card to bring the campaign to a close.  Racing gets underway at 1.45pm … Read More

News

Epsom man pounds Epsom streets for charity

Epsom man pounds Epsom streets for charity

Local man and charity CEO, Lucas Mee, ran 125km in under 24 hours this weekend, joined in part bylocal MP Helen Maguire, to help raise funds and awareness for children … Read More

Business News

Another Epsom pub gets a major face-lift

Another Epsom pub gets a major face-lift

Much-loved Church Street pub, The Faraday, has reopened after an exciting six-figure investment, creating six new jobs in the local community. Located in the town centre, the site was originally … Read More

Arts Culture

Learn to play music in Epsom

Learn to play music in Epsom

UK charity Music for All is thrilled to announce their annual flagship event Learn to Play is back for2024 giving everyone in Epsom a chance to take part in ‘the … Read More