Local MP, Dr Ben Spencer, and Council’s Leader of the Opposition, Cllr John Cope, appeal to Planning Minister to help fix the mess after Council’s Local Plan found ‘unsound’ following 8 years of work and £millions of public money wasted Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 Jointly, Local MP, Dr Ben Spencer and Cllr John Cope, Leader of the Opposition on Elmbridge Borough Council, have written to the Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook MP, requesting an urgent meeting to fix the situation and protect residents from further costs and delays. A copy of the letter can be found here. This came after the Liberal Democrat-led Elmbridge Borough Council made a last-ditch... Articles
Schools champion Mary Lewis to seek re-election to Surrey County Council 12th January 2017 Mary Lewis has received the enthusiastic backing of Conservative Party members for a second term as Cobham's county councillor. The former teacher was first... Local News
Conservatives secure funds for Esher traffic study 12th December 2016 Esher's two Conservative councillors have commissioned a traffic study to work out why the town centre is so badly congested. Councillors Tim Oliver and David... Local News
Industry high flyer chosen as Esher and East Molesey candidate 12th December 2016 Dr Peter Szanto, a recently retired executive for a major oil company, has been selected to contest the East Molesey & Esher seat at next year's Surrey County... Local News
Theresa May attends EWCA Christmas Dinner 29th November 2016 THE guest of honour at Esher & Walton Conservative Association's Christmas dinner on November 25 was none other than the Prime Minister herself. The Rt Hon... Local News
Elmbridge to debate stance on Heathrow expansion 29th November 2016 ELMBRIDGE councillors are to debate on 7 December whether the Borough should support or oppose a third Heathrow runway. In October the government said it was... Local News
Councillors refuse Drake Park application 29th November 2016 ELMBRIDGE Councillors voted unanimously to reject an application to 1,024 new homes on a greenbelt site in Walton South ward. A joint meeting of the East/North... Local News
Molesey Conservatives' bid for parking controls is thwarted 29th November 2016 MOLESEY Conservatives have had their petition for parking controls in streets close to Hampton Court Station rejected by Surrey County Council. Peter Szanto and... Local News
Walton councillors pleased with Sports Hub progress 12th October 2016 The construction of the new Sports Hub in Waterside Drive is currently taking place with the focus being on the remediation of the contaminated site. It will be... Local News
Pedestrian plan for Weybridge town centre 10th October 2016 Weybridge town centre could be part-pedestrianised under proposals being advanced by the Conservative County Councillor Ramon Gray. Cllr Gray is concerned that... Local News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
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Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
