East Surrey not going as green as the Greens want
East Surrey Council did not pass a motion declaring a climate emergency – including a commitment to decarbonise by 2030 – following a spirited debate over costs and the pace … Read More
Category: Council
Epsom and Ewell’s New Local Plan sites advance amid clash over scrutiny and cost
Epsom and Ewell’s Local Plan moved closer to public consultation on Tuesday 22 September, but cllrs clashed over proposed Green Belt development, decisions taken without committee debate and a government … Read More
East Surrey is still going ahead – so what happens next?
Readers may have seen the recent national news that the Government has stopped or paused Local Government Reorganisation in several parts of England. Understandably, some people have asked me: does … Read More
Time for Cllr Dallen to drop his taxpayer funded complaint?
A few minutes of video from an Epsom and Ewell Borough Council meeting have now generated an external investigation, a legal adviser’s attendance at the Town Hall and a standards … Read More
An East Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
Major and effectively permanent change that will increase people’s council tax bills at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet. Plans to create more new councils … Read More
A West Side Story of Surrey’s new Parish Councils
New lower tier councils will be created in Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Woking, and most controversially Guildford, just months after elections were held to simplify local government in Surrey. In May, … Read More
Epsom’s Rainbow questions persist as £4.7m revamp advances
Places Leisure has detailed improvements at Epsom’s Rainbow Leisure Centre but questions remain over the discovery of substantial dilapidations at the end of the previous operator’s tenure – and who … Read More
Young Legends offered free autumn activities in Epsom and Ewell
Children aged nine to 11 living in Epsom and Ewell can take part in up to two free sports or creative activities through the return of the borough council’s Young … Read More
New East Surrey Council calls for current SEND plans
Leading East Surrey councillors are calling on Surrey County Council to publish its plans to reform special educational needs and disability (SEND) support across the county. The Liberal Democrat-led shadow … Read More
Epsom and Ewell to have three tiers of government when promised one?
Following Surrey County Council’s release reported here Plans for East Surrey Council continue to progress that the new East and West Unitary Councils will work toward adoption of an overarching … Read More
Plans for East Surrey Council continue to progress
Plans for the new East Surrey Council continue to move forward as Surrey’s local government reorganisation programme progresses with the full support of both central government and Surrey leaders. Key … Read More
New Surrey Unitary Council CEO salaries to continue to outstrip national leaders
The CEO of the newly created West Surrey Council is set to pocket a £236,485 annual salary. Susan Halliwell, currently oversees Bracknell Forest Council and is expected to take over … Read More