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
Category: Environment
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
Council elastic on plastic?
In March 2019 Epsom and Ewell Council agreed to phase out its use of single-use plastics. How is it getting along? Judge for yourself from the reply of Councillor John … Read More
Mole Patrol captures pollution
River Wey and River Mole fail to meet acceptable criteria for four out of five pollutants monitored in new report. In one of the largest national people-powered scientific studies of … 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
Defence of Surrey M25 policing
M25 protesters acting as “dead weights” means they take longer to be arrested, according to Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Just Stop Oil activists brought parts of the M25 to a … 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
July find of rare May fly in Surrey
The River Thames Scheme (RTS) has discovered a nationally rare mayfly (Caenis beskidensis), which hadn’t been spotted in the UK for 49 years and has never been seen in the … Read More