‘It felt like mum was a prisoner’ in Surrey Hospital
A woman said she felt like her mum was “a prisoner” when she couldn’t take her home from a Surrey hospital.The daughter, who we are choosing not to name, said … 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
The Surrey levels mean no level funding?
The allocation of levelling up funding from central government was announced last week, with more than 100 projects given a share of £2.1billion. But no funding was given to Surrey’s … Read More
Remembering the victims of genocide
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council will carry out a number of activities to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday 27 January. Holocaust Memorial Day is a time to remember the … 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
Local Plan battle heating up?
A draft Local Plan, that will delineate Epsom and Ewell Borough‘s planning framework for decisions on planning applications and development for the years ahead, has been published on the Council’s … Read More
Emily and Emmeline
The suffragette movement is celebrated in the heart of Epsom with the statue of Emily Davison in Epsom’s Market Square. At our neighbouring Esher Theatre between 24th and 25th February … Read More
Landlord thrashes tenant in friendly fight
Epsom and Ewell FC 0-5 Leatherhead FC – Mid-Season Friendly – Saturday 21st January. An Epsom and Ewell team that hadn’t played a match for nearly three weeks came up … Read More
Voles let loose on the Hogsmill
In August of 2022, years of hard work with the help of hundreds of volunteers came to fruition with the release of 101 voles back onto our local Epsom and … 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
Interim Council CEO’s permanency tipped.
Jackie King is set to become the new Chief Executive of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, subject to ratification by Full Council on Tuesday 14 February. Jackie has been recommended … Read More
Want to join the Surrey Fire Service?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) welcomed 37 new firefighters to the service this month. The group of wholetime firefighters took part in three different 15-week training courses, starting in … Read More