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ELECTIONS 2023 - THANK YOU ASHTEAD Ashtead Independents retain all seats
A big “thank you” to all Ashtead residents who voted for their Ashtead Independent (AI) candidates – all six of whom were elected with...
May 4, 2023


RECREATION GROUND PROPOSALS – LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
The strength of public feeling amongst Ashtead Residents has led to a delay in any decision being made by Mole Valley District Council’s...
May 3, 2023


CONCERN OVER PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ASHTEAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION'S CONSTITUTION
19th of September 2023 Ashtead Independent Councillors are concerned over a move by some of the Ashtead Residents’ Association (ARA) to...
May 3, 2023


ASHTEAD PARK AND THE FISHING PONDS - an update
This spring there were several sessions of clearing bramble, saplings, and bracken which are stifling important old trees in Ashtead...
Apr 5, 2023


CONCERN OVER PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ASHTEAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION'S CONSTITUTION
This document has been prepared by a concerned local resident and he wishes it to be distributed to as many Ashtead Residents as...
Apr 3, 2023


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...
Mar 18, 2023


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 16, 2023


SWIMMING IN THE RIVER MOLE – DIPPING INTO THE POLITICS (updated version)
By Councillor Patricia Wiltshire Some look back to the halcyon days of children paddling in clean rivers, but these are flawed memories....
Mar 6, 2023


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, 2023


LibDems plan to spend £ 8-11 Million on Dorking Halls vanity project!
It 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, 2023


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, 2023


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...
Feb 13, 2023


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 31, 2023


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...
Jan 6, 2023


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...
Dec 15, 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 21, 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 20, 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 19, 2022
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