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
Hersham councillor recovering after cardiac arrest 16th May 2021 Local Conservatives are thankful for all the goodwill messages we received for our colleague County Cllr John O’Reilly after he suffered a cardiac arrest last... Local News
Elmbridge Conservatives gain seats in all three recent elections 9th May 2021 Esher & Walton Conservative Association would like to thank all those who voted on Thursday 6th May – your support is truly appreciated! Our results were... Local News
Vote Conservative to protect your green belt 2nd May 2021 If you want to protect the Elmbridge green belt from development you must support your Conservative candidates at the election on Thursday 6th May. Local News
Cllr Dorothy Mitchell dies after illness 24th April 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague of many years, Councillor Dorothy Mitchell, following a long battle with illness... Local News
Lib Dems rattled by Conservatives' great new candidates 18th April 2021 In a sign of the Lib Dems' growing desperation ahead of the 6th May elections, they are resorting to attacking the Surrey Conservatives for putting forward new... Local News
Campaigning suspended following death of Duke of Edinburgh 9th April 2021 Peter Szanto, Chairman of Esher & Walton Conservative Association said: "On behalf of our councillors and party members, I extend our deepest sympathies and... Local News
'Wrong again Ed' rebuked by HM inspectors 4th April 2021 Anyone wondering whether the Liberal Democrats can be trusted to make good decisions for Elmbridge or Surrey need only to look at the poor judgement of their... Local News
Utility companies will be charged to dig up our roads 25th March 2021 Conservative councillor Matt Furniss is the Cabinet Member for Transport at Surrey County Council. He is introducing a new policy from April of charging utility... Local News
Parking rise will hurt our local shops 17th March 2021 THE Liberal Democrat and Residents’ Association parties running Elmbridge Council voted through increases in parking charges in December. They also removed the... Local News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News