Mole Valley Bankruptcy warning
Mole Valley District Council is facing bankruptcy and must make “very difficult decisions” over the future of its services. The bleak warning came during the Tuesday, November 12 scrutiny committee when the … Read More
Category: Council
Surrey showing true grit for winter roads
Surrey’s team of gritter drivers are now available 24/7 to help keep residents moving during the colder months. Our 39 state-of-the art gritting vehicles are ready to grit the county’s … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Green Belt battle lines drawing near
The latest draft of the Local Plan has just been revealed. The headline news is that the housing target has been significantly reduced by omitting the Ewell East Station Green … Read More
Surrey school kids’ country walk saving money
Children have been told they can walk 4.9km through fields and over an unguarded railway line by Surrey County Council bureaucrats who cancelled their free bus passes. The decision has left their … Read More
Surrey University to get a third of its power from the Sun
Permission has been granted for The University of Surrey to build a solar farm on green belt land. The scheme will provide the university with 34 per cent of its … Read More
Surrey Police HQ redesign will quieten the dogs
Plans to redevelop Surrey Police headquarters, at Mount Browne, have been given the go-ahead. The changes also include a new access road which the Force say will speed up response … Read More
Did a fair view prevail on Epsom’s modular homes for the homeless?
The decision by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council 7th November to approve three modular homes for temporary accommodation on Fairview Road has ignited a fierce debate. The council framed this … Read More
Surrey needs more foster carers
Fostering can mean everything to those involved; that is the message of a powerful new fostering film from over 100 councils. ‘Everything’, a new fostering recruitment film, will have its … Read More
There is another way to save Epsom’s Green Belt
Dear Editor, My 12 year old son spoke at the last local council planning meeting, about the importance of not building on the green belt, and I am writing to … Read More
Epsom & Ewell consults on anti-social behaviour
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council is calling on the public to take part in their consultation about a proposed Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) from 4 November. The consultation will run … Read More
Another Surrey borough’s Local Plan agony
More than 800 homes will be built on Surrey green belt land as part of a 15 year plan for 9,270 new properties in the north of the county. It … Read More
Is Delay Defensible in the Fight to Protect Epsom’s Green Belt?
As Epsom and Ewell Borough Council deliberates its Local Plan in the face of imminent, significantly higher government housing targets, the council’s slow-paced approach raises crucial questions about its strategy … Read More
Call to Epsom and Ewell Council to speed plan denied
Nine opposition councillors on Epsom and Ewell Borough Council are calling for an Emergency Full Council Meeting to fast-track the final stages of the borough’s Local Plan amid looming concerns … Read More
Surrey support for the “financially challenged”
Surrey County Council welcomes the extension by government of the Household Support Fund in this year’s Autumn Statement, after 86,000 Surrey households were supported by the fund last year. In … Read More
Up hill struggle to stop oil drilling in Surrey – pays off?
A clash between environmental advocates and oil developers at Horse Hill in Surrey has resurfaced as local campaigners question why oil production continues despite a lack of planning permission. The … Read More
Epsom and Ewell Council bank on street art
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has completed two new community arts projects in Epsom and Stoneleigh during September and October, in collaboration with globally recognised street artists Positive Arts, local … Read More