Surrey Tories' "power grab" fails
Surrey County Council's hopes of getting more powers from central government as part of a County Deal lie in ruins following the publication of the government's Levelling Up white paper.
10 Feb 2022
Spelthorne News
17% budget increase for Police Commissioner’s office at expense of frontline policing
Lib Dem Councillors on the Surrey Police and Crime Panel have criticised the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for raising Council Tax and drawing on reserves to expand their own office's budget by 17% to £3.3 million a year, while Surrey Police will have to make do with 50 fewer frontline staff than they need to address performance issues.
8 Feb 2022
Our letter to SWR about the drastic cuts to the Shepperton Service
Spelthorne Liberal Democrats has read with deep concern the hastily contrived cuts to train services on the main line through Staines and Ashford and the even more drastic reductions on the Shepperton branch, all taking effect from Monday 17 January 2022. This coincides with significant increases in train fares introduced earlier this month. Long suffering commuters and travellers are in effect suffering a double blow of yet again paying more for a worse service.
16 Jan 2022
8 Dec 2021
The wall at Flowerpot Garden has collapsed - here's what's happening
Cllr Tom Fidler has contacted the council to find out what is happening The wall at Sunbury's Flowerpot Garden collapsed a few months ago. Lib Dem Councillor Tom Fidler has been in communication with the council about this and things are happening. A full list of the work necessary was created and contractors invited to tender. the Council has acting quite fast on this matter and we can confirm that work has started. Subsequently, it was discovered that the tree growing through the wall had created more damage than originally thought but even with this extra work, completion should be by the end of November. You can contact Cllr Tom Fidler on cllr.fidler@spelthorne.gov.uk
7 Nov 2021
A Code of Conduct for Fireworks
Cllr Sandra Dunn replies to residents' concerns about Fireworks Dear Resident
2 Nov 2021
