Auriol school field for golden years?
Auriol School sports field in Cuddington is earmarked by Surrey County Council for 50 elderly care housing units. According to SCC: “The Cuddington site is ideally situated for Extra Care … Read More
Category: Council
Low turnouts see political changes in Surrey
The Liberal Democrats have taken two seats off the Conservatives in Surrey County Council by-elections. Winning by just 15 votes, a vote in the Sunbury Common and Ashford Common division … Read More
Surrey schools energy hikes
Surrey schools are being advised to plan for increases in gas prices of more than 129 per cent.Along with this, council finance teams are telling schools to plan for a … Read More
Twisting out a little more for Xmas?
Surrey children on free school meals will receive food vouchers over Christmas in what one councillor described as “an absolute lifeline” for some families.The scheme, which will give families a … Read More
Great expectations on Surrey’s tax?
Surrey County Council’s leader says he has “no expectation at all” that council tax will be put up by the full amount allowed despite a £14.4million budget gap at the … Read More
Any more trees please?
The Woodland Trust is urging schools and community groups across the south east of England to get their free tree-pack applications in quickly with just over a month left until … Read More
MP’s housing solution for Epsom and Ewell
Epsom and Ewell and indeed the whole country has a real shortage of homes. We cannot go on with a generation of young people who aspire to home ownership but … Read More
Epsom and Ewell last in Local Planning
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (EEBC) has approved a delayed timeframe for the development of its new Local Plan, putting it behind both government targets and other Surrey councils, amid … Read More
Will Epsom think on the same lines?
Trams into Surrey have been raised as one “very possible solution” to improving public transport with the expansion of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). The zone’s expansion was … Read More
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes..?*
Battle for school gets classical with fears of a Trojan Horse. Kingswood House School in Epsom is asking local people to join hundreds of residents in opposing plans to evict the … Read More
Ewell Village to get an uplift?
High Street improvements to come in Ewell to revitalise the town and create spaces that are safer and more attractive? Surrey County Council‘s Ewell project team has worked closely with … Read More
Cllr Dalton leads street night light fight
Epsom and Ewell’s Councillor Hannah Dalton (Residents’ Association, Stoneleigh) said she lived in a zone five area, but when she got the last train home, she would still get the torch out … Read More
Neighbouring crematorium plan goes up in smoke.
Reigate and Banstead borough council has shelved its plans for the area’s first crematorium despite having spent £350,000 on the project so far. The facility could have brought in more … Read More
Banding against Surrey’s top value homes?
“Very expensive” houses on private estates in Surrey should be added to new council tax bands to make the collection process fairer, according to one councillor. As part of the … Read More
Council’s secret strategy on public resources?
Epsom and Ewell’s powerful Strategy and Resources Committee went into secret session on four items of public interest at its meeting Tuesday 15th November. The four items were: INCOME GENERATING … Read More
Epsom to help meet children’s homes bed shortage?
With improvements to be made to existing children’s homes, and new ones being built in Epsom and Walton, Surrey County Council is addressing a shortage of up to 60 children’s … Read More