Walk, cycle, scoot – don’t drive!
Surrey County Council will launch a new campaign on World Car Free Day, 22 September, to encourage residents to change the way they travel to stay healthy, save money and … Read More
Category: Council
The Cost of Spending a Penny
Following the demise of the public toilets on the B290 up on Epsom Downs, The Epsom and Ewell Times reports on the current Council provision of conveniences for the public: … Read More
Containing the Problem. A lesson in enforcement.
Keeping with our current focus on planning matters. Woking Borough Council contain the container problem of a posh hotel. Read Local Democracy Reporter Emily Coady-Stemp’s report here. A Surrey mansion … Read More
The Edge of development for Elmbridge
Epsom and Ewell Times has reported recently on planning dilemmas for our Borough. We are not alone in facing pressure on Green Belt land. 2 miles away from the edge … Read More
BBC misreports Epsom and Ewell planning?
On Friday 2nd September Mark Easton, the BBC’s top home affairs reporter, swooped down on Epsom and Ewell. Our Borough suffers from nimbyism and we could easily meet our housing … Read More
Councillors agonise over student accommodation plan.
Council postpone a controversial planning application for their own site visit. Mr Colin Preston’s plan to knock down a neglected house called Green Gables in Ashley Road, Epsom was deferred. … Read More
Surrey Councils at local plan loggerheads?
Spelthorne councillors are “not behind” the authority’s plans for 9,000 homes in the borough, according to a neighbouring council. An Elmbridge Borough Council response to Spelthorne’s draft local plan also … Read More
What an erudite lot we are.
Surrey libraries are the second most visited in the country according to the latest UK Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) data, with the figures showing the libraries … Read More
Wasting water?
As drought is declared in Surrey during the driest UK summer in 50 years, councils and services across the county have been taking measures to save water. The temperatures are … Read More
Council Pride in Not Uncommon Green Flag
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is pleased to have received a Green Flag Award for Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve, one of 2208 UK winners. The award is the international … Read More