Mole Valley
Dorking Bandstand to be built at Meadowbank Park
Construction of the long-planned Dorking Bandstand in Meadowbank Park is finally due to begin.
2 Aug 2025
Mole Valley Liberal Democrats
News from Mole Valley Lib Dems
Mole Valley
MVDC Signs End Poverty Pledge
On the 15th of July, MVDC unanimously agreed to sign the End Poverty Pledge and to add Poverty as a consideration in all Equality Impact Assessments on new Council policies.
2 Aug 2025
Mole Valley
Mole Valley Commits Investment to Community Infrastructure
Mole Valley District Council commits to how it will spend £24m raised from housing developments, on community infrastructure.
25 Jul 2025
Lib Dems win Bookham East & Eastwick Park by-election
Lawrence Penney joins Andrew Matthews & Elizabeth Daly as ward councillors
11 Jul 2025
Mole Valley
Affordable Housing in Mole Valley
MVDC developing a new Affordable Housing Strategy
3 Jul 2025
District Council Reports Strong Progress and Financial Stability for 2024/25
Prudent financial management allows the Council to set aside £100,000 for health and safety remedial works to playgrounds.
11 Jun 2025
News from Chris Coghlan MP
Foreign policy
Chris condemns US actions in Middle East financing Russia
The government agreed that the current situation in the Middle East should not be used to finance Putin.
21 Apr 2026
SEND
School's Minister visits Dorking to listen to Surrey SEND parents
Trigger warning suicide
15 Apr 2026
SEND
Chris urged government intervention in national SEND scandal
Trigger warning suicide
13 Apr 2026
Treasury
Chris pushes for investment in green innovation
Green innovation offers hope to tackle climate change without lowering living standards.
9 Apr 2026
Working for the community
Chris asks government about a Dorking fast train
I will be meeting with the Rail Minister about this soon.
7 Apr 2026
Treasury
Chris gets Chancellor to consider issuing defence bonds
Covered in the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Mail. This would help end the UK's economic stagnation.
19 Apr 2026
National Lib Dem News
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
by Calum Miller
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026
Defence
Britain’s nuclear deterrent depends on Trump. It’s time to change that
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
ED
14 Mar 2026