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Conservative motion to give residents a say on migrant hotels is rejected by Lib Dems
03 October 2025Conservatives at Elmbridge Council called for residents to be consulted before hotels in the borough are used to house migrants.However our motion to the full council on Wednesday 1st October was voted down by Elmbridge's Liberal Democrat and Residents coalition, prompting angry scenes in the…
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Dr Ben Spencer MP holds local train operator to account
03 October 2025Dr Ben Spencer, Conservative MP for Runnymede & Weybridge has met with South Western Railway Ltd to discuss poor performance on local train lines.The combined impact of disruption across all networks was seen again in September, with no rail service due to major engineering works at the same…
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'Hard working councillors get the job done'
07 September 2025Egham's Conservative councillor Sam Jenkins can be seen taking a set of shears to weeds in Hummer Road car park in his latest video (go here to watch it).Sam points out that the Labour led Alliance at Runnymede Borough Council justified their recent introduction of evening and overnight parking…
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Meet our three Addlestone by-election Conservative candidates
20 July 2025The Association has selected the Conservative candidates for the Addlestone by-elections taking place on Thursday 21st August.Cllr Shannon Saise-Marshall is standing for Surrey County Council. She is an experienced councillor, and a former Runnymede Mayor.Howard Freeman and Mike Kusneraitis are our…
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A tough year, but a brighter future is possible
04 July 2025July 4th used to be bad enough.The fireworks. The memes. The endless “funny” jokes from Americans who think we still wear red coats and drink nothing but tea.But now it’s even worse. Because July 4th isn’t just their Independence Day anymore. It’s also the day Britain inadvertently signed a…
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Cllr John Furey 'an Addlestone champion and titan of local politics'
10 June 2025We are saddened to share the news that Cllr John Furey died this morning (Tuesday 10th June).John was first elected to Runnymede Borough Council in 2000 and served as Leader of the Council from 2006-2011. An Addlestone councillor, he was also well known for running Bella Fiori florist in Station…
