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Welcome! The Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper is a charity producing a weekly* sound recording of news and other items primarily for blind and partially sighted people. Please explore our site to find out more about what we do.
The Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper local audio news for the two weeks ending the 4th April 2024 features borough council and community news along with our regular What’s On entertainment programme including the Epsom Male Voice Choir.
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The Epsom and Ewell Borough Council News
Flats for the homeless
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council have agreed to lease two self-contained maisonettes in Stoneleigh for use as temporary accommodation for the homeless. There will be a cost saving of £30,000 per annum to the borough.
Chalk Pit Update
A debate took place at the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Strategy and Resources Committee about the noise and dust caused by the Chalk Pit recycling center, off College Road Epsom. A resident opened the meeting by outlining the council’s statutory duty to protect residents under the Environmental Protection Act, with support from the public gallery.
Fast Track Planning
From the 1st April 2024 some types of planning applications can be fast-tracked for a fee, in addition to the cost of submitting a planning application:
Householder Applications £350 – for instance, those required for extending homes e.g. building a single storey rear extension, or front porch.
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed (Householder) £150 – an application to show that the work you are proposing to do to a house is a ‘permitted development’ and therefore doesn’t need a formal application. Sometimes you will need a certificate of this nature when you sell a house.
Nescot (North East Surrey College of Technology) in Ewell marked its official opening seventy years ago with a commemorative tree planting in the college grounds on the 22nd March 2024. The Mayor of Epsom & Ewell, Councillor Rob Geleit (Labour Court Ward), Julie Kapsalis, Principal and CEO of Nescot and Chris Muller, Chair of Nescot Corporation were joined by three students.
New Provider for Non-Emergency Hospital Transport in Surrey
The members of Epsom and Ewell Veterans Hub enjoyed a day out to The D-Day Story museum in Portsmouth. The Epsom and Ewell Veterans Community Hub meets on the first Tuesday of every month, 10:30am-12:30pm, at The Army Reserve Centre in Ewell. For details visit Rotary Club Epsom.
Hollywood comes to Shepperton
Shepperton Studios has become the second biggest film studio in the world with the residency of Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix completing the expansion of Pinewood Shepperton Studios.
What’s On in April-June!
Epsom Playhouse
Just a couple of the events taking place at Epsom Playhouse in April and May:
My Fair Lady Tuesday 16th – Saturday 20th April 2024
The Go Epsom website has a calendar of What’s On featuring local events which you can add to.
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