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Surrey County Council leader David Hodge explained plans to launch a joint purchasing operation with East Sussex County Council to BBC Surrey’s Angus Moorat. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
The UK’s oldest full time firefighter will carry the Olympic torch through Felbridge when it comes to Surrey on Tuesday. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s Malcolm Styles is one of four torchbearers chosen to carry the flame through the village on 17 July. The 63-year-old from Redhill has been a firefighter for 34 years. The … Continue reading
A group of teenagers has helped Surrey County Council design their new youth centre in Dorking. The centre is the result of an agreement Surrey County Council has forged with Waitrose, and the project hasn’t cost the council a penny. Waitrose is planning to redevelop its Dorking store in South Street, and the proposals involve … Continue reading
Helyn Clack, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games, was on BBC Surrey today (13 July) to answer listeners’ questions about the Olympic events taking place in the county. Surrey Police Chief Superintendent, Gavin Stephens, was also in the studio to answer questions around policing the Olympic events. Audio courtesy … Continue reading
Surrey will create the largest Olympic venue of the Games from scratch this summer, featuring 42 miles of roadside barriers – enough to lap the running track of the Olympic stadium 170 times. The barriers will begin appearing stacked and tethered by the side of the road next week ready to be put up for … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has teamed up with family history website Ancestry.co.uk to publish thousands of historic documents online from as far back as the Tudor period. The records will bring to life the lives of millions of people who have lived, worked and died in Surrey. They include Church of England baptism, marriage and burial … Continue reading
Just one newly qualified social worker quit in a year following the launch of a scheme to help them cope with the demands of the job. Surrey County Council joined forces with Kingston University to help newly qualified social workers get to grips with the stress of keeping children safe*. In 2011, only one left out of … Continue reading
Surrey student George Barton-Wood, 14, proved himself picture perfect this week as he claimed top prize in the ŠKODA King of the Mountains jersey design competition. In May, official jersey sponsor ŠKODA teamed up with Surrey County Council to launch the county-wide competition, challenging Surrey students to design the famous ŠKODA King of the … Continue reading
Three bus services that cover the Guildford, Godalming and Haslemere areas of Surrey will continue, following a decision by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment John Furey. It means current levels of service on routes 70, 71 and 92 will be maintained following discussions with operator Stagecoach. The decision was delegated to … Continue reading
Around 14,000 people thronged the streets of Egham to watch the Olympic torch relaypass through the town. Crowds saw a slice of Olympic history unfold on Tuesday afternoon as torchbearers, including former England midfielder Ray Wilkins, carried the flame along the A30 and through High Street, Station Road and Manorcrofts Road, before being driven in … Continue reading
Award winning author Joanna Nadin came out on top at this year’s Surrey Libraries’ Children’s Book Award with her brilliant book Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster. The award is for the best fiction paperback written for seven to nine year olds. Over the past two months nearly 600 children across Surrey read and voted … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s leader is participating in a Question Time style event organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). David Hodge is due to take part in the session at Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth, on Thursday (12 July). He will join Andy Lee, a Lloyds TSB Bank area director, on the panel and Esher and … Continue reading
Library goers will be moving to a new rhythm during the build up to the 2012 Games. Surrey County Council is holding free dance activities at county libraries to celebrate Big Dance Week (7-14 July), which is part of the London 2012 festival. A vast range of activities is available for all the family including; dance films, Zumba workshops, … Continue reading
Work done by Surrey County Council to improve the biggest reinforced concrete bridge in the country has been recognised by the Institution of Engineers (ICE). The Reigate Hill footbridge project, carried out with Balfour Beatty, was highly commended in the small project category of the ICE Thames Valley Engineering Excellence Awards. Structural improvements were made … Continue reading
The Olympic torch comes to Surrey for the first time on Tuesday as London 2012 excitement mounts. Torchbearers will carry the flame on foot through Egham at 3.30pm on 10 July. The procession will start on the A30, near the junction of Cooper’s Hill Lane and then pass through High Street, Station Road and Manorcrofts … Continue reading
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