Beginning to line up for local elections
A new Epsom and Ewell Borough Council will be elected on the 4th May. All 35 seats in all 14 wards are open to the competition. Epsom and Ewell Times … Read More
Category: News
Chance for Epsom and Ewell’s say on Heathrow flights
Epsom and Ewell residents see and hear planes flying to and from Heathrow Airport. They are usually at a height of 6,000 to 7,000 feet. A new consultation is out … Read More
Surrey sleep specialists supported
The University of Surrey has been awarded £1.7 million to further research into the sleep and circadian rhythms of people living with dementia. Disturbed sleep is a common symptom for … Read More
Turn up to turn downturn in turnout!
In an exclusive for Epsom and Ewell Times we report on voter turnout in the last four Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Elections. 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. The May … Read More
Jail for prolific Epsom burglar who preyed on vulnerable women
Thanks to the determination of Surrey officers, a prolific burglar from Epsom has found himself sentenced to over three years behind bars. Frank Smith, 27, from Rutland Close was sentenced … Read More
A different kind of cutting in Surrey’s NHS?
Robots will be performing more operations, including general surgery and gynaecology at a Surrey NHS hospital trust seeking to introduce “significant savings”, a board meeting heard. The Surrey and Sussex … Read More
Pothole payouts and repairs penalise Councillor projects?
Surrey County Council has spent more than £800,000 in pothole compensation payouts in the last five years but it hopes front-loading the road maintenance budget will help end the broken-road scourge. … Read More
The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Drilling… ?
The owners of a Surrey oil field have signed an agreement to “deliver increased production and revenues” that will allow it to focus on its Dunsfold site. Environmental campaigners, however, … Read More
Middling rate for Epsom and Ewell Council Tax
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is slap in the middle of the 11 Surrey boroughs table of band D council tax charges for 2023/2024. The difference between the highest and … Read More
Salts give Mullets taste for big victory
Arundel FC 5-1 Epsom & Ewell FC. Saturday 25th March. Arundel, nicknamed the Mullets, secured their first ever competitive victory over us in comprehensive circumstances at Mill Road on Saturday … Read More
Spelthorne’s thorny property problems spelt out
Following the report on Woking’s woes we have Emily Coady-Stemp from LDRS report on another sister Surrey borough’s woes over property investments: Spelthorne’s former leader says “hand on heart” he … Read More
Waking to Woking’s woeful debt
Epsom and Ewell Times has followed the finances at this sister Surrey borough. We all should perhaps be concerned and learn lessons from a County borough that can get in … Read More
Surrey lands largest EV charging contract in UK
Surrey County Council and Connected Kerb have agreed a contract to support the rollout of thousands of electric vehicle chargepoints across the county in the coming years. The contract, the … Read More
Planning or pantomime? Councillors press pause on Plan.
Epsom and Ewell council voted to “pause” its controversial Local Plan last night, with one Residents’Association (RA) councillor leaving the meeting after suggesting it was about “forthcoming electionsrather than planning … Read More
Sudden hike in Council room charges threatens community groups
Letters to the Editor from Peter Prowse and Kevin Meager. From Peter Prowse – 22nd March 2023 For the past year, Epsom and Ewell French Club has been hiring a … Read More
Education assessment delays making parents sick
A mother claims Surrey County Council “makes her sick” as she says delays to assessing her son’s special educational needs are causing “a lot of stress”. At a protest held … Read More