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Independents look to prioritise road and pavement repairs

Ashtead Independent County Councillor Chris Townsend is looking to identify and prioritise new road and pavement repairs around the...

Lib Dems give house building on Green Belt the Green light

The Liberal Democrats running Mole Valley District Council have given the go ahead to the next step in the process that clears the way...

Tree health and safety

Councillor Patricia Wiltshire Recent storms have made many of us acutely aware of the trees in Ashtead as well as their vulnerability to...

Ten historic Ashtead sites up for new protection

Ten historic sites in Ashtead have been put forward to Mole Valley District Council to add to the list of heritage sites within the...

No party affiliations in local government says ARA

Ashtead Residents’ Association (ARA) firmly believes that national party affiliations have no place in local government,” says ARA Chair...

Not Much Enthusiasm in Ashtead to Protect the Countryside?

Ashtead residents appear to have been slow in coming forward to present their views on the extension of the Surrey Hill’s Areas of...

Still Waiting for Electric Charging Points in Ashtead

Although provision for electric charging points was made in the original refurbishment plans for the Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall (APMH)...

Mole Valley Chairman launches new community certificate

“Having been used to pushing Ashtead's case via committee meetings for many years, I was reluctant to step back when asked to become...

Ashtead alley cleaning outfit gets new kit

Ashtead’s own alley cleaning ‘army’ of volunteers has new kit ready to head off into the paths and byways around the village. With Covid...

Forget bonfires - look to MVDC to sort garden waste

The frustrating lack of the collection of garden waste is being overcome with two collections being organised by Mole Valley District...

New group secures future of Ashtead Youth Centre

Ashtead Independent Councillors have formed a new group to take over the running of Ashtead Youth Centre from Surrey County and Mole...

Independents help get Green Lane right-of-way back on the map

Ashtead Independent councillors recently helped overturn the Surrey County Council Access Officer’s ‘opinion’ in the fight to ensure the...

Threat to Ashtead voters as Wards face change

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England periodically reviews and decides on local electoral systems, and now it is Mole...

Green Lane Crossing

The issue concerning the Green Lane Crossing over the railway has been around for a number of years now with Network Rail suggesting...

Mole Valley Spatial Strategy – time for a rethink?

There’s a new Spatial Strategy in development now that forms a foundation for a new Local Plan, which will be guided by National Planning...