EN March 2021_Layout 1 15/03/2021 08:15 Page 1 COMMUNITY NEWS FROM YOUR LOCAL CONSERVATIVE The Esher News COUNCILLORS AND Also serving residents of Longmore Estate, Hersham www.facebook.com/EsherNews CANDIDATES Steve says: DEAR RESIDENT, welcome to Green light for elections NEWS The Esher News. I’m Steve IN BRIEF Bax, and I produce this pub- ESIDENTS of Esher lication on behalf of your local and Hersham Riverside OUR MP Dominic Raab inter- Conservative councillor and Rwill go to the polls on vened to reverse a decision to candidate team (at no cost to Thursday 6 May to elect our increase Elmbridge's annual the taxpayer) to update you on borough and county council- housing target. A government community matters. lors and our Surrey Police and algorithm calculated our need Whilst the lockdown feels ne- Crime Commissioner. at 774 new homes per year. verending, we can see light at These elections include those These numbers would have the end of the tunnel. The fact from last May which were post- harmed our Green Belt and the we are able to deliver this edi- poned due to the pandemic. All character of Esher. We were tion is testament to the stunning necessary steps will be taken to able to reduce this 22%. If a success of the Government’s ensure that polling stations are Conservative Council is elected vaccine programme which is on Covid-secure. You can also in May, we will challenge the track to ensure that every adult apply for a postal or proxy vote. housing target even further. has been offered the jab by July. Steve Bax is your Conservative This is great news, but we are candidate for East Molesey & CHEER, an Elmbridge charity conscious that many in our com- Esher at Surrey County Council which has been concerned with Steve Bax and Jeremy Larsson munity will have lost friends or and hopes to take over from Dr older people’s welfare for 65 loved ones to this horrible virus, Peter Szanto who is retiring. years, is in need of a treasurer. or suffered in other ways. If Steve is already a very active Formal qualifications are not there is anything that we can do and well respected borough necessary, but applicants must be to assist please do reach out. councillor in East Molesey and comfortable with financial Conservatives go into the local has worked very closely with matters and being part of an en- elections in good spirits. Surrey Peter over a range of county is- thusiastic team of trustees. Email [email protected]. County Council is in a strong sues over the past four years. position financially, with more Steve said: "I’ve been a jour- PUPILS across Surrey have money for roads and services. nalist for 25 years, much of it as benefitted from 6,124 laptops At Elmbridge, with your sup- a community reporter, so you and tablets to date, as the gov- port, we’re poised to win back can depend on me to take up the ernment rolls-out devices to control of the Council. We’ll put community’s causes and keep help support online education in place a ‘Local Plan’ that pre- you well informed. for children and young people. serves our green belt and pro- "The new leadership at Surrey John O’Reilly Lisa Townsend tects the character of County Council is really going SILVERMERE gymnastics club our urban areas, and places. Substantial investments financial competence to the ad- John said: “I want to make Her- is hoping to relocate to a unit on we’ll restore the are planned and it is essential ministration and deliver im- sham even better and support our the industrial estate in Lower Council’s finances that Esher has an influential, proved and more efficient fantastic local schools and busi- Green. It teaches more than 650 which are in a dreadful proactive Conservative council- services." nesses. My watchword is, ‘stand amateur gymnasts aged 18 state. I hope you lor to secure our fair share. If John O'Reilly is re-standing and fight for Hersham’ and mak- months to 16 years. Owner Katie enjoy the edition. elected, that’s what I’ll deliver.” for the County Council in Her- ing this a reality by getting de la Rosa, from Esher, is fund- Stay safe. - Steve Jeremy Larsson is our candi- sham. He has been a councillor things done in partnership with raising £150,000 for renovations date for Esher at Elmbridge Bor- for 30 years including six as residents, community groups and and equipment and recently met ough Council (the ward includes leader of Elmbridge Borough fellow councillors.” our candidates Steve Bax and Je- New Elmbridge bins remy Larsson to discuss grants. the Longmore estate). He is a Council where he froze council Lisa Townsend is our candi- ELMBRIDGE Council is governor at Esher CofE School tax for four years, protected ser- date for Surrey Police & Crime ELMBRIDGE Council invited switching its entire stock of dog and is a former managing direc- vices and increased grants to the Commissioner. Lisa is a former food sellers to bid for eight new waste and litter bins to new tor of one of UK’s leading finan- voluntary sector. Cobham resident and will hold catering pitches around the higher capacity alternatives. cial tech companies, now Since 2017, he has been Her- the Chief Constable account for borough. Winterdown Coffee The new stock will be rolled out advising small businesses. sham’s Surrey County Council- delivering on Surrey residents’ was selected for West End Rec- in April. Many of our bins are dil- Jeremy nearly died of Covid lor and in the last four years no policing priorities if elected. reation ground and will sell apidated and have been over- last year. He fought his way back fewer than 15 Hersham roads Lisa is campaigning for more drinks and snacks. Sellers will whelmed during the pandemic, and this has renewed his respect have been fully resurfaced/ex- visible policing, protection from be expected to tackle litter. which has seen an explosion of for our NHS. Jeremy is deter- tensively patched with more crime for residents and busi- park usage and litter. mined to make the most of the planned (including pavements). nesses, and a tougher stance on PA HOUSING is seeking per- The new bins will be dual use for opportunity to serve Esher on the He worked with fellow council- traveller incursions and cracking mission to demolish 16 garages dog waste and litter. They are fox Council. He said: "I want to be a lors to ensure that the latest po- down on domestic violence. concrete framed garages at 47-49 and bird proof. The Council is strong voice for Esher, working tential threat to Hersham Library She will deliver more police on Douglas Road and replace them also investing in a small number with the Conservative team to was averted and he has helped the beat as part of the Govern- with a pair of semi-detached two- of high capacity solar bins. protect our green spaces, restore fund local community groups. ment’s 20,000 officer uplift. storey houses. The plans are reg- istered as application 2020/2563 and have attracted 20 objections. Roadwork relief Councillors will decide the appli- cation at a date to be confirmed. MATT Furniss (pictured below) is the Surrey County Council TETRA Packs can be recycled Cabinet Member for Transport. in Elmbridge again via banks He is introducing a new policy, that are in place at the car from April, of charging utility parks of Walton and Weybridge companies a rental fee when they train stations. dig up busy Surrey roads and carry out works in peak hours. AN EXTENDED right hand tun- The idea is to incentivise road ing lane with a new island and crews to complete works in a road markings will be installed from Home Farm Close to the Cllr Simon Waugh and candidate Jeremy Larsson timely fashion and minimise in- convenience to residents. Com- Milbourne Lane junction. This is Simon leads Sandown fight panies doing poor quality, rushed the first phase of the recommen- repairs will be required to come dations of the Esher traffic study FOLLOWING Elmbridge Council’s refusal of The back at their own expense! aimed at reducing local conges- Jockey Clubs proposals to develop five separate We hope this will end instances tion. Work was due to take place sites at Sandown Park within the green belt, their from 15 - 26 March. of busy roads or lanes being appeal was heard remotely by a planning inspector closed without work being done. over a two week inquiry in November. SURREY County Council has Your Conservative councillor Simon Waugh led the created a £100M fund for capi- Curchods were crowned winners of arguments for refusal at the initial planning meeting re- tal projects that improve local Best Estate Agency Marketing in the whole of the UK communities. Organisations at the International Property Awards 2020/21. sulting in a unanimous decision to reject the applica- tion. Simon attended the inquiry where he reconfirmed will be able to bid for a share of his views that the appeal should not be allowed. Your Fund Surrey funding. The We understand that a final decision will be made by first step is to demonstrate that the Secretary of State by 8 May and hope that the ap- their proposals have the sup- peal will be dismissed. port of the local community. EN March 2021_Layout 1 15/03/2021 08:15 Page 2 Your Esher Conservative team are here to help you with any Elmbridge or Surrey matters.