Surrey News

Surrey County Council has reached a Heads of Terms agreement with Hertfordshire Catering Limited (HCL), a leading education catering provider, to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality school meals for children across Surrey. The move safeguards the well-respected Twelve15 service following the Council’s recent consultation, which considered options for the future of the service.   The Twelve15 service has long been … Continue reading →

Skills and training opportunities for adults across Surrey are set to have greater local oversight and control as part of wider efforts to grow the regional economy. Surrey County Council’s Cabinet this week reviewed progress towards the devolution of adult education functions and related funding from central government. Commitment to transfer these functions was secured … Continue reading →

New playgrounds, walking trails and upgraded visitor centres are among the significant improvements now being enjoyed across Surrey’s renowned countryside. A range of facilities designed to support health and wellbeing initiatives and give residents more opportunities to connect with nature, has been delivered across the 10,000 acres of Surrey County Council owned countryside known as … Continue reading →

Surrey County Council’s Cabinet has agreed a significant package of decisions that will accelerate the creation of specialist education places across the county, ensuring more children and young people with additional needs and disabilities can learn, thrive and receive support closer to home.  At its meeting on 24 February 2026, Cabinet approved a series of measures that mark an important step forward for the … Continue reading →

Surrey County Council (SCC) has launched the Surrey Schools Waste Engagement Grant Scheme for primary schools in the county. Through the scheme, SCC will support schools to educate their children and the wider community about waste reduction and recycling. The funding, which will be spread across the county, can be used to develop and deliver … Continue reading →

On 18 and 19 February, the Voluntary Joint Committees for East and West Surrey continued preparations for the April 2027 transition, when the current county, district and borough councils will be replaced by two new unitary authorities responsible for all local services.  The Voluntary Joint Committees bring together councillors from the existing councils to plan the transition to West and East … Continue reading →

Highways Officers are continuing to tackle the large road collapse that appeared suddenly overnight on Godstone High Street in Surrey, on 17 February 2025. Following the ground opening up and a major incident being declared, the collapsed road and pavements were made safe, and infrastructure for utility services was temporarily repaired, allowing residents to return … Continue reading →

Innovators and entrepreneurs are being given the chance to pitch their bright ideas to a Dragon’s Den style panel to win a £25,000 cash boost as part of an innovative scheme to grow the Surrey economy. Surrey Venture Studios has been developed by the county’s three universities – Royal Holloway University of London, University for … Continue reading →

Elmbridge is the latest area in Surrey to benefit from the county council’s on-demand bus service, Surrey connect. From 16 February, residents will be able to use the service to get from A to B if a current local bus service is not available.   The well-used and popular service is already operating in other areas of the county including … Continue reading →

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is calling on all building owners and managers to take action ahead of a major change in fire safety law. From 6 April 2026, the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 will come into effect, introducing new legal duties for Responsible Persons (RPs) of certain high-rises.  This specifically applies to:  The … Continue reading →

Over £150,000 of the last round of government provided Household Support Fund 7 has been awarded to 11 organisations across Surrey.  The Poverty Prevention Grant has been awarded to organisations whose initiatives demonstrate they have a real impact on addressing the root cause of financial hardship. Over 55 applications were received, and consideration was also given to those projects operating in areas of high deprivation in Surrey.  Bids were … Continue reading →

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Buckinghamshire & Surrey Trading Standards are urging venues, event organisers and licensed premises not to use pyrotechnics or fireworks indoors due to the significant fire and lifesafety risks.  The warning follows a series of tragic incidents in entertainment venues worldwide, including a recent New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland, and comes amid an … Continue reading →

Mount Green Housing Association has been ordered to pay £120,636 following fire safety failings that led to the death of a vulnerable resident in a fire at Greylees, Godalming, in January 2022. The sentencing took place yesterday (Wednesday 4 February) at Staines Magistrates’ Court, after the organisation entered a guilty plea to charges brought by Surrey Fire and … Continue reading →