Working for the whole of Esher Ward
Goodbye SurreyCC and ElmbridgeBC – hello ‘East Surrey Council’ Local elections for the new unitary council of East Surrey are taking place next month on 7 May. Local democracy has never been under such threat as it is now, with less representation for residents and greater power being taken by Westminster. The importance of independent and resident associations candidates cannot
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On Wednesday 25 June, Elmbridge Borough Council led a joint enforcement operation at Cigarette Island, East Molesey, with the Environment Agency, Surrey County Council, and Surrey Police. This follows the introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) targeting unauthorised moorings on council-owned land. Officers checked boat registrations, served trespass notices, and issued fly-tipping fines. Support and advice were also
Read moreSurreyCC. reviewing ‘alleged public footpath from Hawkshill Way, along Park Close to join Public Footpath 43 (Esher)’. After five years of waiting, former ERA Committee member, Doug Fryer’s campaign to reinstate footpath gets a review. Surrey County Council’s Countryside Access Team has just issued the following letter: Countryside AccessSurrey County CouncilMerrow DepotMerrow LaneGuildfordGU4 7BQ 18 June 2025 Alleged public footpath
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High Street Post Office will close too, unless someone comes forward willing to take it on. News has been confirmed that the former McColls, now Morrisons Daily, on Esher High Street will close with the loss of the store and of the Post Office. An email from the Post Office says: ”We understand that Post Office services are important to
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Save the date: Thursday, 19 June, from 2:00pm to 8:00pm at Esher Theatre. The ERA has always been fully committed to protecting our Green Belt, however, the Government is pushing hard for Green Belt release to hit their very ambitious housing targets. It’s why we are receiving a lot of emails concerning the potential development of this site which, of
Read moreOur own, Cllr Simon Waugh (Deputy Leader) and Cllr. Mike Rollins (Leader) invite you to find out about the things that matter in your area. Book your place at one of these meetings here…
Read moreWe are delighted that Simon Leifer has won his election so convincingly. This is the first time in many years that the LibDems have put up a candidate in he Esher Ward and the loss to our vote, compared to other years, was minimal. We are certain that Simon will make an extremely good councillor. He is diligent, quick witted
Read moreElmbridge Borough Council has recently installed a solar panel car port in the Civic Centre car park. This is a trial to see how car ports can work in our car parks. Depending on its success, further car ports may be installed here and in other locations. ERA’s Cllr David Young, Portfolio Holder for Climate Change & Sustainability, is overseeing
Read moreWe were very pleased to see Cllr. Richard Williams retain his seat on May 4th. after a seemingly endless campaign of manifesto deliveries and canvassing. The ERA continues to hold all three seats in the Esher Ward. Richard will serve as a Councillor for four years. Very soon after Richard announced his candidacy, he was invited to take on the
Read moreCllr Richard Williams retained his seat at May 4th’s Elmbridge Borough Council elections. He was first elected in 2019. Richard said, “It’s been a long and quite hard campaign. We are a very small team of very dedicated people who are pretty analogue in the way we campaign. There’s a lot of street trudging and door knocking, but a victory
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