Prevention costs less than cures…..
Opinion by County Councillor Eber Kington: It goes without saying that, if local councils prevent something untoward happening, that will save the higher costs of repairing the damaged caused. Fill in … Read More
Category: Council
Stretching Epsom taxi ULEZ exemption
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee decided Thursday 15th June to put out to public consultation a change to licensing requirements for taxis seeking operating licences … Read More
Pause for thought on paused Plan
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Licensing and Planning Policy Committee reviewed the state of play with the Draft Local Plan at a meeting Thursday 15th June. The progression of the … Read More
Anyone for tennis? If you pay.
Plans to introduce fees to Epsom and Ewell Borough’s currently free of charge tennis courts are underway, after several proposals were agreed upon by councillors at a meeting of the … Read More
Surrey’s vulnerable money support
Surrey County Council has been allocated a further £10.6m funding to continue to support the county’s most vulnerable households. The funding comes from the Government’s Household Support Fund as part … Read More
Surrey’s do-re-me for solar to do
Surrey residents can boost local renewable energy generation, cut carbon emissions and save on their energy bills with a new community led initiative to install solar panels for less. As … Read More
Surrey Youth Arts and Culture Festival
This summer, Surrey based cultural organisations, creative industries and education providers will come together to deliver the Surrey Youth Arts and Culture Festivals 2023. The festivals have been developed by … Read More
Epsom less flat after more flats approved
Two new blocks of flats will be built next to Epsom Railway Station after planners gave the go-ahead.Planning applications for 16 new homes on the corner of East Street and … Read More
Woking bankruptcy, far or near to us?
Woking maybe a town distant on the horizon of Epsom but its debts may yet ripple onto Epsom and Ewell taxpayers’ shoulders. Chris Caulfield reports. Woking Borough Council has gone … Read More
Verging on the ridiculous
Opinion by County Councillor Eber Kington: The decision by the Conservative ruling group at Surrey County Council to take back from April the cutting of highway verges from Epsom and … Read More
Birds dropping trees?
The fate of trees which a Surrey golf club wanted to cut down because of bird poo falling on its clubhouse patio is still unclear. The beech trees outside Guildford … Read More
Council to pay £15,000 to families over failings
A “senior level” review into Surrey County Council’s educational shortcomings must be carried out and £15,000 paid out to the families it has failed, a local government watchdog ordered. The … Read More
Surrey’s school transport £12M overspend
Surrey County Council officers say the authority must tackle a £12million overspend on school transport “to avoid adversely impacting services”. The situation is made all the more difficult as “pressures anticipated for … Read More
Surrey safeguarding slip-up
Surrey authorities publicly named a five-month-old baby who died and his mother in a safeguarding review due to “human error”. The LDRS* can exclusively reveal Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership breached … Read More
Child victim of Co-Vid constraints?
A five-month-old who died in his baby bouncer could have been part of a “systemic failure” of social services that were there to get the “best outcomes” for the children … Read More
Ewell Village vitalisation
Ewell residents are being asked to take part in a public consultation on a range of improvements to revitalise Ewell Village and help to make it a safer, more welcoming … Read More