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On 18th February, Mr. David Baker called another meeting to discuss the problems associated with the level crossing at the Ashtead...

A planning application for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Green Belt land to the north-west of Barnett Wood Lane has caused...

Mole Valley District Council has received the long-awaited planning application for development of land South of Ermyn Way, Ashtead. The...

Two years ago LibDem election leaflets said they were soundly running Mole Valley Council. Now - as BBC News reports, see link below, as...

Ashtead Independent Councillors are extremely concerned about the new Government's recently published revisions to the National Planning...

It is with great sadness that we heard of Simon Cowell’s death last week after a long fight with cancer. His funeral will be at Brockham...

At my last election I promised 20mph outside our local schools, as St Giles and Greville schools now have 20mph as promised, the area...

Everyone seems to be much happier with the state of our pond this year. Your Independent Councillors fought hard to get it dredged and...

Some years ago, the Council dredged Ashtead Pond, dumped the silt along the road-side edge, and planted it with an inappropriate mix of...

The day after the votes were counted and results announced, Ashtead's Independent Councillors resumed work as normal - on Saturday 4th...

Ashtead Independents win both seats A big “thank you” to all Ashtead residents who voted for their Ashtead Independent (AI) candidates –...

The Liberal Democrats have circulate a leaflet headed “Fact-Checking the Ashtead Independents”. 1. MOLE VALLEY LOCAL PLAN The LibDems...

In their election literature the Liberal Democrats have presented graphs that give the impression they were a close second to the Ashtead...

Ashtead Independents are keen to encourage sport of all kinds in appropriate places. Ashtead Football Club already hires all-weather...

Mole Valley District Council May elections are to elect two councillors for the wards of Ashtead Park and Ashtead Lanes & Common. While...

Those of you whose households are paid-up members of the Ashtead Residents Association will by now have seen the 24-page The Ashtead...

A programme of car park refurbishment in the District was initiated when the Ashtead Independents formed a joint Administration with the...

Following the Government’s decision, in December2022 to make changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), MVDC asked the...

The Liberal Democrat Cabinet gave approval for the planned new fenced-off artificial football pitch to proceed to the next stages on...

Further to our previous posting on this issue on 19 September 2023 (see here), the results of the Ballot were announced at the ARA’s...

On 26 September 2023 Mole Valley District Council Liberal Democrat Cabinet agreed to contribute  £ 160.000 towards the costs of...

At last we have some good news about the public toilets in the APMH carpark. They are kept well stocked with soap and paper, but they are...

There are two wards in Ashtead each of three District Councillors and the Ashtead Independents are always scouting for potential...

Currently Surrey Highways are way behind on their implementation of yellow lines in Ashtead - and elsewhere - due in May/June and still...

It’s that time of the year again and the air will be full of acrid smoke from bonfires and fireworks. I make no secret of the fact that I...

It is a shame that our first volunteer day of the season had to be cancelled but we will be having another at the end of January, and I...

I expect most people will have noticed the difference that dredging, and some work on the surrounding trees and other vegetation, have...

Ashtead Youth Club is a vital service for the young people of our community, and we are proud to share some of the achievements and...

Have you ever tried contacting Mole Valley Council Officers either in person or by telephone? Whilst never easy in the past, it is now...

The Ashtead Residents’ Association (ARA) Committee is pressing ahead with plans to cut its links with the Ashtead Independent Councillors...

Responses required by Monday 4th September ! Aerial View 1947 Proposed Route (dotted line) Surrey County Council has received an...

Ashtead Independents have voices on every major committee with Cllr David Hawksworth being the new Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee and...

The Australians opt for the natural approach Ashtead residents look for a more open approach. ARGUG launched Residents concerned about...

Strong support for the current, existing, ARA constitution in 3 out of the 3 meetings held so far. Six Ashtead Independent Councillors...

Since their AGM on 16th April 2023, there has been considerable publicity, discussion, and concern about the Ashtead Residents...

12th of June 2023 At the AGM of the Ashtead Residents Association (ARA) on 26 April 2023, concerns raised over the changes being proposed...

The latest emergency defibrillator has been unveiled outside Tesco at the Craddocks Avenue Shopping areas thanks to the work undertaken...

A big “thank you” to all Ashtead residents who voted for their Ashtead Independent (AI) candidates – all six of whom were elected with...

The strength of public feeling amongst Ashtead Residents has led to a delay in any decision being made by Mole Valley District Council’s...

19th of September 2023 Ashtead Independent Councillors are concerned over a move by some of the Ashtead Residents’ Association (ARA) to...

This spring there were several sessions of clearing bramble, saplings, and bracken which are stifling important old trees in Ashtead...

This document has been prepared by a concerned local resident and he wishes it to be distributed to as many Ashtead Residents as...

The desire to have on-site public toilet facilities on our Recreation Ground has been on Residents’ wish lists for several decades. It...

During the heat of last summer, the water in Ashtead Pond virtually disappeared, leaving fish gasping and floundering on the surface of...

By Councillor Patricia Wiltshire Some look back to the halcyon days of children paddling in clean rivers, but these are flawed memories....

The Government is in the process of finalizing a revision to the National Planning Policy Framework, the document that governs all...

It was made public in the papers presented to the Mole Valley District Council’s Scrutiny Committee on 24 January 2023 that the LibDem...

Ashtead’s Independent councillors are restarting monthly surgeries at which residents can meet their County and District Councillors to...

Work on clearing Ashtead Park started at the end of November when a voluntary working party met under the guidance of Alex Bagnall, Mole...