In Issue 2437, Surrey’s council shake-up leads this week’s local news, with East Surrey Council preparations gathering pace, charter trustees proposed to protect Epsom and Ewell’s civic traditions, and a possible visitor levy still on the table.

Elsewhere, Friends of Horton Cemetery are renewing their campaign for public ownership of the historic burial site, Surrey Police have made drug and weapons arrests in Epsom, major redevelopment plans are advancing in Sutton and Kingswood, and local names including Epsom and Ewell Talking Newspaper, Waitrose Epsom, Wildlife Aid and Epsom Playhouse feature in community updates and what’s on highlights.

There is brighter news for Epsom and Ewell, ranked highly for community pride, trust and neighbourliness, and Surrey Police’s long-awaited Leatherhead headquarters is moving closer after years of temporary arrangements.

The edition also captures wider civic tension over Surrey reorganisation, plus uplifting community stories from Harris Academy Sutton, Harris Academy Wimbledon, Christ Church Epsom Common, Epsom Picturehouse, Epsom and Ewell Refugee Network, Surrey Stands with Ukraine, young Surrey councillors and centenarian Helen Blackman.