Oiling the wheels of justice on Surrey Hills
The High Court legal challenge into oil drilling at Dunsfold has been confirmed for June 8. The case will examine planning permission granted for exploratory drilling of £123million of oil … Read More
Category: Community
You could re-train to reform offenders
People in Surrey are being urged to consider job opportunities in the Probation Service as HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) launches a recruitment drive in the area. The new … Read More
A Valentine unloved for over 125 years, till now
Another short and tragic life buried in an unmarked grave in Epsom’s abandoned Horton Cemetery is brought to life by one of the volunteer team of researchers. The full story … Read More
Surrey sleep specialists supported
The University of Surrey has been awarded £1.7 million to further research into the sleep and circadian rhythms of people living with dementia. Disturbed sleep is a common symptom for … Read More
A different kind of cutting in Surrey’s NHS?
Robots will be performing more operations, including general surgery and gynaecology at a Surrey NHS hospital trust seeking to introduce “significant savings”, a board meeting heard. The Surrey and Sussex … Read More
Surrey’s leader’s life pledge for brain tumour research
Surrey County Council’s leader said his focus “for the rest of his life” will be fulfilling a promise made to his daughter before she died to fundraise for brain tumour research. … Read More
Life savers installed across the Borough
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
We can help your school reunite.
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
This is “offensive”.
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
Ashtead Choral Society celebrated Surrey’s Vaughan Williams.
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
Public meeting on Local Plan dominated by greenbelters.
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
Dementia Hub serving Epsom and Ewell
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
Epsom and Ewell Times now hot off the press
Think of friends or relatives or neighbours who would appreciate a printed version. Not everyone has computers or smartphones. Places of work, dentists waiting rooms, libraries and coffee shops etc., … Read More
Epsom Rotarians win Citizen Award.
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
Final Call to public meeting on Draft Local Plan
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
Surrey academic wins ‘Woman in Innovation’ award for tackling bias against neurodivergent people
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
New hospital programme called “HS2 of hospitals”
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
“Imagine this house is in Epsom” says our man in Ukraine.
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