East Surrey MP refuses to support sewage sickness compensation scheme
East Surrey Liberal Democrats have slammed Claire Coutinho for not supporting a compensation scheme for swimmers who get sick from sewage
5 Dec 2023
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RESIDENTS ‘CELEBRATE’ TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS’ SECOND CHRISTMAS
Croydon Road Caterham sees the extension of the temporary traffic lights' licence. Meaning more chaos at Christmas. “We don’t need an Elf on the Traffic Lights to see who’s been naughty - it’s Surrey Highways” says Local Councillor Alun Jones.
5 Dec 2023
Liberal Democrats condemn cuts to local policing
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for East Surrey along with Caterham resident Robin Spencer condemn the cuts to Tandridge police numbers leaving only six PCSOs to cover the whole area
27 Nov 2023
Join Claire Malcomson at Surrey Pride
Surrey Pride comes to Reigate on Saturday 9 September
5 Sep 2023
Stop Ticket Office Closures
Liberal Democrat councillors are leading calls to stop plans that could see the ticket offices close at Upper Warlingham, Whyteleafe, Caterham, Oxted and Lingfield Stations.
28 Aug 2023
Failure of Tandridge Local Plan
Following the procedural meeting on 27th July 2023, the Planning Inspector found the emerging Local Plan unsound. This was the culmination of nine years of work and over £3 million pounds having been spent and a failure of Tandridge Local Plan
24 Aug 2023
Emmaus Caterham
Claire Malcomson, who recently visited Emmaus Caterham to show support, to discuss her work and how it connects to the Emmaus ethos.
21 Jun 2023
Conservative MP Coutinho urged to vote for Boris Johnson censure motion
Liberal Democrat candidate for East Surrey has called on local Conservative MP Claire Coutinho to vote for a motion in Parliament next week to censure Boris Johnson.
18 Jun 2023
GP Minor Ailment Scheme
Local Lib Dem Councillor, Helen Bilton, demands action to get the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme rolled out for residents in Tandridge
26 Apr 2023
1,695 patients face 12-hour A&E waits in Surrey
1,695 patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in February, shocking new figures have revealed. The statistics, released for the first time this week by NHS England, show the number of people who waited more than 12 hours from arriving at A&E to being a
16 Apr 2023
Budget Poor for Local Businesses
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats reveals that ten pubs, restaurants and cafes are at risk of closure in Tandridge following the Chancellor’s Budget last week.
19 Mar 2023
Claire's worried about East Surrey NHS
Claire Malcomson, Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for East Surrey, is very concerned about the state of the NHS. She spoke to staff at the East Surrey Hospital, who chose not to strike, but still have to deal with all the issues their striking colleagues across the country have. Claire found out more about the problems doctors, nurses and support staff are having.
3 Mar 2023