Building bridges across the Borough
Epsom and Ewell Times welcomes the third Mayor to be appointed since we started. For the year 2024/2025 Councillor Steve Bridger (RA Stamford Ward) has the honour and burden of … Read More
6 out of 11 Conservative MPs leaving Surrey
Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath has brought the total Conservative MP retirees in Surrey to SIX out of the ELEVEN all present Conservative held Surrey constituencies. On 5th February … Read More
Every dog must have their day care centre
A dog day care centre ‘vital for the community’ has been approved for retrospective planning permission despite officers recommending it for refusal. The application was judged by officers as inappropriate … Read More
Grayling bids farewell….
With the date of the General Election confirmed to be the 4th of July 2024 Epsom and Ewell’s Member of Parliament since 7th June 2001, Chris Grayling, who is not … Read More
Out of the starting gates in Epsom and Ewell’s political Derby
Today British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a General Election will take place on July 4th. Epsom and Ewell Times asked all the known candidates for their reaction to the … Read More
Doubtful Henry VIII would have permitted
The decades-long planning battle to build almost 100 homes and a hotel opposite Hampton Court Palace will soon be decided with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport set to … Read More
Not loving it in Cobham
A proposed new McDonald’s is “the last thing Surrey needs”; that’s according to residents living near the proposed site. The fast-food giant has published plans to takeover the former Loch … Read More
How amiable are thy tabernacles ?
Jane Pickles reviews Saturday May 18th’s Ashtead Choral Society concert at St Martin’s Epsom. If you live in north Surrey, you are lucky to have such a busy and vibrant … Read More
Banded together to fight the band
A decades-long council tax battle has been won netting residents of a retirement village up to £9,000 each after it was ruled all 113 people there had been in the … Read More
Banstead Fire Station to close?
The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has vehemently opposed the closure of Banstead Fire Station, claiming potential increases in response times could be “detrimental” to public safety. Banstead Fire Station could … Read More
Surrey Business Support Service
Business Surrey – a new Surrey County Council service offering free and accessible support to businesses across the county – has officially been launched by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy … Read More
Candidate seeks health and happiness for all
A healthy population is the foundation stone of a prospering economy, writes Gina Miller. Amidst economic and social turbulence, politicians tend to fall back on ‘growth’ as the route to salvation. … Read More
Surrey’s corpse railway and death in Victorian times
The Victorians treated death very differently to people today and would photograph their deceased alongside living members of their family, take locks of hair from the departed and seal it … Read More
Spanish fiesta came to Epsom
Epsom Symphony Orchestra – Epsom Playhouse – 4th May – Review by Sarah Haines. What an uplifting and colourful music evening put on by Epsom Symphony Orchestra. Their May concert … Read More
Surrey Arts appointed to lead Surrey Music Hub
Surrey Arts, part of Surrey County Council has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead the Surrey Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious national programme … Read More
Cyclist death prompts A217 review
The death of a “fit and active” cyclist has prompted a coroner to raise concerns over paths near a main road in Tadworth. A man named John Bass died after falling … Read More