TOILETS FOR ASHTEAD RECREATION GROUND?
The desire to have on-site public toilet facilities on our Recreation Ground has been on Residents’ wish lists for several decades. It...
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- Mar 16
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ASHTEAD POND
During the heat of last summer, the water in Ashtead Pond virtually disappeared, leaving fish gasping and floundering on the surface of...
- Mar 6
SWIMMING IN THE RIVER MOLE – DIPPING INTO THE POLITICS (updated version)
Some look back to the halcyon days of children paddling in clean rivers, but these are flawed memories. The waters of the river Mole have...
- Feb 13
Ashtead Independent raises concern about delays to local plan decision
The Government is in the process of finalizing a revision to the National Planning Policy Framework, the document that governs all...
- Feb 13
LibDems plan to spend £ 8-11 Million on Dorking Halls vanity project!
t was made public in the papers presented to the Mole Valley District Council’s Scrutiny Committee on 24 January 2023 that the LibDem...
- Feb 13
Meet your Independent Councillors
Ashtead’s Independent councillors are restarting monthly surgeries at which residents can meet their County and District Councillors to...
- Feb 13
WORK CONTINUES AT ASHTEAD PARK
Work on clearing Ashtead Park started at the end of November when a voluntary working party met under the guidance of Alex Bagnall, Mole...
- Jan 31
NEW PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR ASHTEAD PROPOSED
Surrey County Council (SCC) notices have been popping up around Ashtead advising residents that parking controls are being proposed in a...
- Jan 18
Anti-social behaviour – Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO)
Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) in partnership with the Police is consulting with the public to help shape what the PSPO at the...
- Jan 6
WORK BEGINS AT ASHTEAD PARK
Work on clearing Ashtead Park started at the end of November when a voluntary working party met under the guidance of Alex Bagnall, Mole...
- Dec 15, 2022
Independents Query the financial 'Black Hole' of Dorking
Given the vast sums of ratepayers’ money being spent on an empty building for over ten years, Ashtead Independent Councillor Chris Hunt...
- Nov 21, 2022
GREEN LANE RAIL CROSSING FINAL DECISION NOT EXPECTED UNTIL 2025
Following the decision of the Surrey County Council Mole Valley District Local Committee, of which Ashtead Independent Councillors Chris...
- Nov 21, 2022
The sad tale of Ashtead Pond - but with hope on the horizon
Councillor Patricia E.J. Wiltshire Ashtead Pond is a much-loved, old feature in a very busy part of the village. It was formed originally...
- Nov 21, 2022
RESCUING ASHTEAD PARK
Ashtead Park is an historic parkland that has not received the attention it merits since the end of World War II. In the 17th century it...
- Nov 20, 2022
Supporting Ashtead Village Traders support You
We are so pleased to not only see that Ashtead has a good range of shops in each of the three shopping areas, but we are helping to try...
- Nov 19, 2022
Mole Valley Spatial Strategy – time for a rethink?
The Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) Local plan identifies sites in Ashtead and elsewhere in the district for the development of...
- Nov 15, 2022
THREE WARDS TO BECOME TWO, AND SEVEN COUNCILLORS TO BECOME SIX, IN ASHTEAD
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England released its recommendations on Mole Valley Ward Boundaries on 6 September 2022...
- Nov 7, 2022
PUBLIC DEBATE ON ARTIFICIAL PITCH HOTS UP
SURVEYS LAUNCHED TO IDENTIFY RESIDENT’S VIEWS CANCER DANGERS FROM ARTIFICIAL PITCHES HIGHLIGHTED 26TH SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR RESIDENTS TO...
- Sep 30, 2022
Would you see the other train?
Dear Stakeholders, Lady Howard Level Crossing I trust this letter is well received. As you will be aware, in April 2022 there was sadly a...
- Sep 12, 2022
THREE WARDS TO BECOME TWO,AND SEVEN COUNCILLORS TO BECOME SIX, IN ASHTEAD
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England released its recommendations on Mole Valley Ward Boundaries on 6 September 2022...
- Sep 1, 2022
GREEN BELT THREAT AT ERMYN WAY FIELDS –PLANNING INSPECTOR’S CONCERNS ECHO INDEPENDENT GROUP'S VIEW
The possible development for housing at Ermyn Way Fields is proving highly controversial. Ashtead Independent Councillor David Hawksworth...
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