Today’s Epsom racing tips
Epsom Racecourse presents its latest race meeting on Thursday evening, with a total of six races; five handicaps and a juveniles’ novice race. Read on for a full preview of … Read More
Epsom charity backs Ukrainian wheelchair athletes in world championship
Surrey Stands with Ukraine, the Epsom-based humanitarian charity operating under Harrop HR Missions Ltd (Registered Charity No. 1117155), is proudly sponsoring the Ukrainian Pickleball Team at the prestigious English Open … Read More
Surrey tops UK hydrogen bus league
Surrey County Council has invested over £16m in 34 zero emission hydrogen buses to ensure the county’s bus service is cleaner and greener. Over the last few months, 11 double … Read More
Former Surrey teacher avoids ban from profession
A former science teacher and head of year at a Surrey private school has avoided a ban from the profession despite sending ‘sexually explicit’ messages to three colleagues. Leishan Silva, … Read More
Busy Epsom and Ewell Borough Council next meets December
At a busy half-hour meeting of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council on 22nd July, councillors confronted some of the borough’s most pressing issues, including the future of Horton Cemetery, the … Read More
Casting vote approves 9 new homes in Epsom
Tripling the number of houses on a brownfield Epsom site vexed Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s Planning Committee on 10th July. The Application from Nuro Homes Limited proposed the erection … Read More
Mole Valley spending plans
How £11m for rail, transport, school, health and recreation upgrades will be spent in Mole Valley has been laid out. The district council has approved spending plans for community infrastructure … Read More
£4.9 million not enough to solve Surrey’s SEND problems?
A £4.9m overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in Surrey has been approved. But opposition members have claimed the investment won’t fix the system’s deep-rooted problems. The … Read More
Surrey County Council claim funding review “unfair”.
A Surrey County Council could be pushed to the brink of financial crisis if government reforms, aimed at evening out local authority funding, go ahead, its leader has warned. Cllr … Read More
12,000 years of Surrey history to spring to life
Fetcham Springs, Surrey – One of Surrey’s most important archaeological sites has secured £250,000 in National Lottery Heritage Fund backing to launch a groundbreaking five-year community archaeology initiative. The Communities … Read More
Epsom Charity Hears Students’ Plea: Cut the Cost of School Uniforms
As school doors close for the summer, an Epsom-based charity has shared powerful testimony from local students who say the cost of school uniform is putting their families under severe … Read More
Coroner visits Surrey cricket hero’s mental decline
Coroner’s Inquest visits the loss of former England and Surrey batting great Graham Thorpe MBE, who died in August 2024 aged 55. Following an inquest held this week at Surrey … Read More