Proposed Cuts in Council Services
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has issued a series of press releases outlining the options for service reductions during the next financial year in order to balance the books.
19 Jan 2010
National News
Local Development Must Focus on Local Needs!
Catherine Bearder, Euro MP for South East England, today urged the European Commission to make local government the bedrock of its regional development policy.
19 Jan 2010
NEWS IN BRIEF FROM DINNINGTON
:: Footpaths
19 Jan 2010
1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather Payments
Up to 1.7m pensioners will miss out on Cold Weather payments triggered by the recent weather, according to analysis of Government figures by the Liberal Democrats.
19 Jan 2010
New Tory Proposals On Marriage Tax Fundamentally Unfair Says Kidd
Commenting on today's report on the Tories' marriage tax proposals from Iain Duncan Smith's think tank, The Centre for Social Justice, Nick Clegg's Chief of Staff, Danny Alexander said: "Iain Duncan Smith's proposals on marriage tax do not address the fundamental unfairness of the Tories' policy. Giving tax breaks to married couples where one person can afford to stay at home, but doing nothing for couples who both work is unfair. And penalising a woman whose husband has left her with a tax hike is unfair."
19 Jan 2010
Recycling those Plastic Bags
Did you know that 96% of all the world's plastic is not recycled?
19 Jan 2010