Blockbuster cinema and 480 homes plan for Leatherhead town centre
Hundreds of new homes in blocks of up to 12 storeys high, as well as a three-screen cinema, could be coming to Leatherhead town centre if newly submitted plans are … Read More
Category: Council
Do Epsom and Ewell Borough’s allotments need their own elected Councils?
Epsom and Ewell Borough Councillors will meet on Tuesday 9 December to decide whether to progress the next stage of creating two new parish councils for the borough before the … Read More
Neighbour Area Committees in Surrey
As Surrey prepares for major local government reorganisation, the County Council has been trialling a new model of community involvement known as Neighbourhood Area Committees (NACs). These committees, currently operating … Read More
Young Surrey volunteers help shape new neuroinclusive travel app
Young people in Surrey have helped test a new travel-planning app designed to make public transport less stressful for neurodivergent passengers. Members of ATLAS, Surrey Youth Voice’s participation group for … Read More
Surrey fast to introduce slow speed limits?
20mph speed limits could soon be introduced across three Surrey neighbourhoods, with residents now invited to give their views. Surrey County Council is consulting on new slower-speed zones in Barnsbury … Read More
Surrey to get new recycling centre
Bin lorries rumbling through Wentworth, Virginia Water and Chertsey could become a much more common occurrence after plans for a massive recycling plant on former green belt land just south … Read More
Here’s some Spring cheer as Winter approaches Epsom and Ewell
Nonsuch Park has been awarded two top honours at the 2025 South & South East in Bloom Awards, taking Gold for both Heritage Park of the Year and Large Conservation … Read More
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
Epsom and Ewell’s first neighbourhood plan
A leafy Surrey suburb is about to make its mark for the local community. Stoneleigh and Auriol are poised to be able to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to planning developments … 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
Epsom and Ewell homeless costs set to overshoot by £900k
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is forecasting a substantial overspend on its homelessness budget this year, as reported to the BBC, with demand for help remaining “consistently high”. According to … 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