Surrey County Council sets 23/24 budget
A councillor who visited rural India paused his tour to take photos of the roads because they were “in better condition than Surrey’s”. The Labour group leader on Surrey County … Read More
Category: Environment
Don’t blame us for potholes say Surrey’s highway authority.
The state of Surrey’s roads is “no fault of the county council” its cabinet has heard, as councillors vowed to put more pressure on central government for highways funding. In … Read More
A sign of no signs to come on ULEZ?
Surrey councillors say they could stop TfL (Transport for London) putting signs on the county’s roads ahead of the planned ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) expansion. Surrey County Council’s leader … Read More
Gladiator light-man on demand bus
It’s not every day you meet an Emmy award winner on a bus in rural Surrey. And it’s not every day the said Emmy award winner would be driving that … Read More
Surrey Council stretches Epsom & Ewell Council resources
At Thursday 26th January meeting of the Strategy and Resources Committee of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council eagle-eyed financial expert Cllr David Gulland (Lib Dem, College Ward) spotted a loss … Read More
Grants to save energy…. time running out
Surrey residents have just three weeks left to apply for a grant to help make their home warmer and more energy efficient, ahead of applications closing on Friday 17 February … Read More
Local Parking (enforcement) Wars
An opinion piece from Cllr Eber Kington: This week SCC announced a seven-year contract worth £96.5 million, with private company Marston Holdings Ltd, for parking and traffic enforcement. In April, … Read More
Going potty about pot-holes?
Who knew that 15th January was National Pothole Day? Earlier this month I drove around a bend in Woodcote Green Road in Epsom at night to be faced with a … Read More
ULEZ will come to Epsom and Ewell borders
London has an air quality problem. That’s why the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanding across all London boroughs from 29 August 2023 to help clear London’s air. Poor … Read More
Young tree advocates sought
The creators of Epsom’s Centenary Wood at Langley Vale will award youth projects to tackle climate change. Young people across the UK have been given an exciting opportunity to win … Read More
Surrey gets cycling boost from Government
Out of a central Government pot of £32.9 million Surrey County Council has won £863,000 for new and improved cycling and walking facilities. With at least 80 or so County … Read More
Surrey farmer piping-mad with Esso
The destruction of farmland and countryside caused by a Heathrow Airport fuel pipeline would ‘make HS2 look like a picnic in the park’, an angry farmer has claimed. Farmer Colin … Read More
Rail strikes to prolong home-working?
Due to the planned national strikes Epsom and Ewell rail customers are urged only to travel if absolutely necessary from Tuesday 3 to Sunday 8 January 2023. From Tuesday 3 … Read More
Epsom and Ewell miss out on New Year transport
South Western Railways will run 21 extra services between midnight and 3.15am on New Years Day but none down our line. You could get to Oxshott. Not closer. Southern trains … Read More
Two petition river pollution correction
Epsom and Ewell Times refers to our reports: River “Bogsmill” blights Borough 30 June 2022 and Local sewage uploaded 12 December 2022 In the second report we stated the first … Read More
Epsom bus fares being capped at £2
Epsom’s main bus operator Metrobus joins nine other bus operators across the county in signing up to the Department for Transport’s £2 bus fare cap scheme announced 19 December 2022. … Read More
Tunnel vision for Surrey’s A3?
Guildford’s MP says it is time to tunnel the A3 under Guildford to help with traffic. Angela Richardson said “short-term sticking plasters” were not enough to help with the pollution … Read More
Local sewage uploaded
Epsom and Ewell’s Hogsmill River and Green Lanes Stream feature in the latest sewage report. The Rivers Trust undertake a review of the health of the nations rivers. Recent publication … Read More