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Local News
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Mon 30th Jun 2008
A recent expert report considered by Epsom & Ewell councillors claims that the prospects for successful local businesses in Epsom town centre are being harmed by "street clutter". This includes unnecessary posts, over-large road signs and especially broken and disused lamp posts etc.
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Read "Street "Clutter" harming Local Businesses"
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Wed 25th Jun 2008
The ruling Residents' Party is determined only to match funds raised by the business community despite RA councillors having agreed in a private meeting early in 2008 that the borough council could spend up to £10,000.
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Read "The Christmas Lights Debate Continues" in full
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Thu 19th Jun 2008
Work on finding a user for Horton Chapel has been held up. The borough council's legal staff had to be diverted to deal with two problems created by the county council. First they withdrew support for the Children's Centre and Day Nursery in Hollymoor Lane. Then they delayed a decision on the future of the Mansion in Nonsuch Park for over 15 months, resulting in a lot of extra work. It is now hoped to invite tenders from interested parties later this year.
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Read "Horton Chapel - decision further delayed"
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Thu 19th Jun 2008
It was revealed at the June Local Committee that the student flats on the old Lintons Lane School site may not be built after all. It seems that the developer is negotiating with Surrey County Council to move the youth centre, either elsewhere on the site or off the site altogether. It is understood that the aim is to build retirement flats.
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Read "Lintons Lane Shock" in full
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Thu 19th Jun 2008
Ever since 17 street lights failed in Hook Road early in January, County Councillor Colin Taylor has been chasing Surrey County Council to get them repaired. The problem was identified as a cable failure, necessitating 18 new lamp posts. Promised completion dates came and went. So at the June Local Committee Colin demanded a full explanation of the apparent lack of urgency.
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Read "Hook Road Lighting - update" in full
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Fri 23rd May 2008
As many local people are only too well aware, early in January most of the street lights failed on a long stretch of Hook Road between Lower Court Road and the former St Barnabas' Church Hall - and also in Hurst Road.
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Read "Hook Road Street Lighting" in full
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Sun 18th May 2008
After last year's successful event with Vince Cable MP (just before he became famous for dancing with the stars and cracking jokes in the Commons), this year's Epsom & Ewell Lib Dem Dinner at South Hatch was a sell-out.
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Read "Steve Webb MP Wows Epsom & Ewell Lib Dems" in full
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Sun 11th May 2008
Declared a huge success by Town Ward councillors Alison Kelly and Charles Wood, the open meeting held in April (see Related Link below for earlier article) has spurred both the borough and county councils into action.
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Read "Stones Road Public Meeting a Huge Success!" in full
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Sun 11th May 2008
Epsom & Ewell Liberal Democrats have modernised their website and local residents can now receive news stories via email on a weekly basis by clicking on "register here".
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Read "Lib Dems Electronic News Service" in full
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Archive of earlier news stories
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"The Tories' main challenger in the June 26 Henley by-election will be the Liberal Democrats. Labour is expected to do so badly it will lose its deposit. "
Evening Standard
www.thisislondon.co.uk - 5 June
"We're going to be running a strong campaign to win here in Henley, and I'm going to be back as often as I can and urge members from across the country to join me. "
Lord Rennard
www.henleylibdems.org.uk - 26 May
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