Sports & Leisure Upgrade
Dorking and Leatherhead Sports / Leisure Centres now have new management, under a 15 year contract to the leisure centre operator GLL (trading as “Better”).
MV
3 Feb 2024
Mole Valley Liberal Democrats
News from Mole Valley Lib Dems
Tories sacrifice Green Belt
Mole Valley’s Local Plan is now set to go ahead, with 99.3% of our Green Belt saved by the Liberal Democrats, and benefits for affordable homes and biodiversity. Your Lib Dem-led Council wanted to remove all Green Belt land from the emerging Local Plan.
MV
3 Feb 2024
A24 Speed Cameras latest
The contract for average speed cameras has now gone out to tender, and installation on the A24 between North Holmwood and Beare Green to address speeding is expected during the 2024-25 financial year.
MV
3 Feb 2024
Dorking Halls are being re-furbished
The Council is undertaking a significant, planned refurbishment of the Dorking Halls to take place over the next two years.
MV
1 Feb 2024
Chris Coghlan on BBC Radio Surrey
Chris Coghlan, Lib Dem parliamentary candidate, was interviewed on BBC Radio Surrey about his campaign to get the Royal Mail to provide their basic postal service to local residents.
MV
24 Jan 2024
High Quality Social Care
Everyone deserves high-quality social care if they need it. But social care services in this country are in crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people in England are waiting for care.
6 Jan 2024
News from Chris Coghlan MP
Treasury
Chris asks government to get serious about economic growth
The government must find a way to increase public research and development to boost economic growth.
5 Nov 2025
Working for the community
Chris calls on government to improve Royal Mail service
Chris calls on government to sort out late deliveries from Royal Mail in RH postcodes.
4 Nov 2025
Working for the community
Chris challenges Metrobus changes in Horley
I spoke to BBC Radio Surrey about how the recent Metrobus timetable changes have impacted my constituents.
31 Oct 2025
SEND
The elephant in the room on SEND
Read my article for Special Needs Jungle about local authority misconduct on SEND.
30 Oct 2025
Foreign policy
Chris welcomes government seizing frozen Russian assets
The government has finally made progress in seizing $300bn in frozen Russian assets
29 Oct 2025
Treasury
Chris asks about economic benefits of early SEND intervention
I asked about the economic benefits of investing in the SEND system and questioned how many lives could be saved.
3 Nov 2025
National Lib Dem News
Universities & Skills
From Local Roots to Global Reach: A Liberal Vision for Universities
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
IS
by Ian Sollom
14 Mar 2026
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
14 Mar 2026
Crime & Policing
Preserving Trial by Jury
The right to a trial by jury has been a cornerstone of our democracy for over 800 years. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new plan to tackle court backlogs without scrapping juries.
JBF
14 Mar 2026