Cllr Dallen accused of £1/2 m Epsom & Ewell Council cover-up
BBC LDRS reports: A Surrey council [Epsom and Ewell] must pay out up to £500,000 after failing to properly check the condition of a major leisure centre before handing it … Read More
Category: Finances
Surrey to sell off property in Epsom and elsewhere to fill budget gaps
Surrey County Council is looking to bank a major cash boost by selling off a string of properties sitting idle across the county. The money is earmarked to help plug … Read More
Surrey consults on next year’s budget
Surrey County Council has opened a public consultation on its draft budget for 2026/27, asking residents across the county to comment on proposals ahead of final decisions next year. Each … Read More
Need to sell Council property spelt out for Spelthorne
Spelthorne Borough Council has been warned it must sell off its commercial property empire fast or risk losing tens of millions of pounds and plunging even deeper into financial crisis. … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council to stay put awaiting its demise
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee has formally abandoned the plan to relocate the Town Hall to East Street, voting on 11 November to remain in the … Read More
Residents sigh of relief if Government bail out bankrupt Woking
The government’s whopping £500m bailout for debt-ridden Woking Borough Council may not be the last. The cash injection, announced as part of Surrey’s local government reorganisation on October 28, will … Read More
Dorking’s “behemouth” of a “black hole”
The “behemoth” that is Dorking Halls has been labelled a “black hole” that sucks in all resources around it after an additional £3.34million in maintenance work was approved. The new … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council reveals scale of vacancies and agency costs
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is currently carrying 56 vacant posts, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. The disclosure sheds light on the staffing challenges facing … Read More
Surrey gets a sinking feeling over cost of its holes
Has Surrey become Britain’s sinkhole capital? Well, the figures certainly point in that direction. Surrey County Council is on track to spend a staggering £1.6m fixing the collapsed 65ft hole … Read More
Epsom reserves vs investment
A bid to raid a Epsom and Ewell council’s multi-million pound property reserves to pay for crumbling public buildings has been thrown out by councillors. Epsom and Ewell Borough councillors … Read More
Surrey Heath steps up sell-off drive as council debts mount
Surrey Heath Borough Council is accelerating the disposal of local assets to reduce its debts, with both car parks and town centre shops now on the block. At its September … Read More
Surrey Police tax set to rise
Council tax bills could keep climbing despite warnings residents could be getting less bang for their buck. Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner has insisted she “will not ask the public … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council debt update
Councils across the UK have added a further £7.8bn to their collective borrowing in the last year, leaving local authorities with debts of £122.2bn – the equivalent of £1,791 for … Read More
Guildford Council’s CEO’s salary touches the UK Prime Minister’s
Guildford and Waverley Borough Council’s chief executive’s new salary will be £169,950 after a three per cent pay rise was agreed – despite the likelihood the two councils will soon … Read More
A Surrey Council debates its bank’s “support” for Gaza genocide
Pro-Palestinian campaigners have urged a Surrey council to cut financial ties with Barclays Bank, accusing the firm, of funding what they called Israel’s “genocide of the Palestinian people”. But no … Read More
Mole Valley spending plans
How £11m for rail, transport, school, health and recreation upgrades will be spent in Mole Valley has been laid out. The district council has approved spending plans for community infrastructure … Read More