Another Surrey borough heading for bankruptcy?
Surrey Heath Borough Council’s desperation to fight off bankruptcy crystallised further after it agreed to sell a car park and land in order “to keep the lights on”. The council … Read More
Category: Council
Surrey sent on a U-turn on SEND by MPs?
Surrey County Council has made an apparent U-turn on MPs’ engagement with SEND cases. The leader of Surrey County Council has pleaded with MPs to not “talk down” children services but … Read More
Epsom’s nature reserve goes digital
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has launched a new digital tour that showcases local beauty spot, Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve. The tour is available to download now via … Read More
Surrey MPs unite against County on SEND silence
Surrey MPs have slammed the council for apparently closing down discussions on constituent SEND cases. In a rare case of unity between parties, both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives … Read More
Illegal dumps dump a dumps in Surrey
Persistent and ongoing fly-tippling problems have forced the permanent closure of a Surrey recycling centre, Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has said. The Lower Kingswood site in Stubbs Lane has … Read More
Strip Woking’s debt-man of his OBE MP says
The “chief architect” behind the financial collapse of Woking Borough Council should be stripped of his OBE to local government, the town’s MP has said. In 2023 the council declared … Read More
No release from LGR releases
Surrey district and borough councils submit proposal to government outlining vision for future governance in the county Today, district and borough councils in Surrey have submitted proposals to government outlining … Read More
Surrey’s children services improve
After a seven-year improvement process, Surrey County Council’s children’s services spun its ‘Inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘Good’ on May 9. Inspectors looking at the council’s performance in March found “services … Read More
Your Councillor Community Fund now open for applications
Surrey residents can once again apply for cash grants to improve their local area through the Your Councillor Community Fund. Surrey County Council is committed to making a difference in … Read More
Surrey district and borough councils submit proposal to government
Epsom and Ewell Times is bringing you all positions being taken on local government reorganisation. We believe in providing you as much information as possible, even if statements are repeated … Read More