We won! Free short stay parking is returning to Elmbridge Thursday, 3 April, 2025 Thanks to the support of residents, we’ve finally (after four years!) convinced Elmbridge Council to bring back the free short stay parking they took away. Huge damage has been done to our high streets in that period, but hopefully they can now start to recover. Back in 2021, a group of local Conservative councillors launched a community campaign to help local shops and revive our high streets... ArticlesLocal News
Conservatives select community champion as Esher candidate 17th January 2022 We are delighted to announce that Amanda Manship has been chosen as our candidate for Esher in May’s local elections. Amanda lives in Esher with her family and... Local News
Council heeds our call to rebuild reserves by 2030 11th January 2022 Conservative councillor Ruth Mitchell has secured a commitment from Elmbridge Borough Council to restore its reserves to pre-pandemic levels by 2030. Cllr... Local News
Help stop the new Car Park Tax in February 19th December 2021 Local high streets, families, and small businesses are set to be hit by a huge hike in parking charges from Elmbridge Borough Council and an end to free Sunday... Local News
Conservative plans to reduce Council carbon emissions rejected 16th December 2021 Building on the work of the cross-party Climate Change Working Group on the Council, the Elmbridge Conservative Group expressed concern at the glacial pace of... Local News
Lib Dem Alliance that runs Elmbridge refuse assistance from Runnymede to rescue suspended bin collection 10th December 2021 The Liberal Democrats and their allies who have governed Elmbridge Council for years were challenged by Conservative councillors over their continued failure to... Local News
Conservatives team-up to halt taxi license hike 25th November 2021 Taxi drivers have been spared an immediate 33% rise in their license fee, thanks to the intervention of Elmbridge Conservative councillors. Our councillors... Local News
Dominic Raab: Grasping the nettle on social care reform 4th November 2021 Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab recently wrote for our Esher News publication on the importance of the Conservative government's plans to fix social care. He... Local NewsOpinions
Councillor helps relaunch closed-down hall as theatre 1st November 2021 Esher councillor Simon Waugh has been speaking about his role in transforming King George’s Hall in a new home for arts, culture and entertainment. About a year... Local News
Elmbridge Council accepts Conservative call to collect residents' garden waste 20th October 2021 Despite describing requests from residents for a final garden waste collection as ‘ridiculous’ only a few weeks ago, the announcement today by the Leader of... Local News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News