Unitarisation – what does this mean for Surrey? Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 What is it? England is one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with many big decisions taken by the UK Parliament, rather than local leaders. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and London have had devolved authorities for some time, more recently followed by Manchester, West Midlands, and others. The new Labour Government want to simplify the Local Government system into... ArticlesLocal News
Hand made for heroes: your help needed to create PPE 19th April 2020 Following the government announcement that there is now an extreme shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), Surrey County Council is urgently appealing... Local News
Helping vulnerable residents at risk from virus 4th April 2020 A message from Elmbridge Conservative leader, Cllr James Browne, about the COVID-19 response. This fortnight is likely to lead to the peak of infections. It is... Local News
Local elections cancelled due to virus outbreak 25th March 2020 Local elections planned for Thursday 7 May have been postponed for 12 months as part of the Government's response to the coronavirus outbreak. Residents had... Local News
Elmbridge Administration in a hole over the budget - and still digging! 27th February 2020 Elmbridge Council is not safe in the hands under its current Administration of seven resident association parties and the Liberal Democrats, say the... Articles
Hersham campaign gets a boost from Dominic Raab 15th February 2020 Paul Wood's campaign to become Hersham's next Conservative councillor received a boost this week, when he received a helping hand canvassing from local MP... Local News
Molesey candidates eager to meet voters 15th February 2020 Elections to Elmbridge Borough Council take place on 7 May and candidates are getting ready to make their pitches. In Molesey East ward, Xingang Wang is hoping... Local News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted with Green Belt and taxpayer money 28th December 2019 Elmbridge's final full council meeting of 2019 saw the Resident Association parties and Liberal Democrats revert to type: by wasting taxpayers' money and... Local News
Conservatives ‘raising the bar’ at Surrey County Council 28th December 2019 Recent years have been a time of challenge, upheaval and difficult decisions for Surrey County Council, but with a programme of reform underway, we can look to... Local NewsOpinions
Conservatives vote to refurbish Hersham Village Hall 28th December 2019 Elmbridge Conservatives voted to approve the refurbishment of Hersham Village Hall in October - fulfilling a promise we made to local residents. In 2017/18 when... Local News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News