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As part of National Consumer Week, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Safety Kay Hammond spoke to BBC Surrey about the work being done to tackle the problem of cold calling. – Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment John Furey explained why the road deaths have fallen in the economic downturn in an interview with BBC Surrey presenter Nigel Williams about national research commissioned by the authority’s road safety experts. – Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
Surrey County Council’s efforts to protect vulnerable people from doorstep crime have been adopted nationally. As part of National Consumer Week (November 12 to 18), the Trading Standards Institute launched its ‘no cold calling super sign’ which tells doorstep callers to leave and not return. The sign is based on Surrey County Council Trading Standards … Continue reading
A drive to fill 100 apprenticeship places in a year at Surrey County Council is close to reaching its target with nearly five months to go. So far 77 apprenticeships have been arranged at the authority following the initiative’s launch in April. They have been offered in areas such as youth work, administration, social care, … Continue reading
An elderly dementia sufferer pressured into paying £7,000 on a 15-year contract for a ‘free’ burglar alarm has got her money back, thanks to consumer champions at Surrey County Council Trading Standards. Nesta Hollis, 77, from Esher, Surrey, was recovering from two strokes when she became one of the hundreds of thousands of people a … Continue reading
The economic downturn has dramatically cut the number of deaths on Britain’s roads, new research suggests. Since Britain went into recession the number of people killed on the roads has fallen by more than a third, from 2,946 in 2007 to 1,901 in 2011. The dramatic drop coincided with a general fall in traffic as … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Garath Symonds has been appointed to two key National Youth Agency roles. The council’s Assistant Director for Young People joins the Board of Trustees and becomes the chair of the Education and Training Standards Committee. Mr Symonds, who started his career as a residential social worker, joined Surrey in 2009 from Lambeth Council and has … Continue reading
County Hall fell silent today at a ceremony to honour those who sacrificed their lives for their country. Chairman Lavinia Sealy led a wreath-laying ceremony at Surrey County Council’s headquarters following a minute’s silence to remember those who have fallen. Mrs Sealy said: “It remains as important as ever to remember those who made the ultimate … Continue reading
Councils in Surrey have pledged to hire almost 100 apprentices in the next year. The commitment builds on the 200 young people they have already found apprentice places for since 2009. Now Surrey’s 12 councils aim to capitalise on the momentum to take the total to 300 apprenticeships as part of a drive to combat … Continue reading
Business and councils have joined forces to host an event aimed at helping young people get on the career ladder. Small and medium-sized companies are being encouraged to attend the session at Canon’s UK headquarters in Reigate on Tuesday 27 November to find out about youth employment opportunities. Surrey County Council and Reigate and Banstead … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Community Safety Kay Hammond was interviewed on BBC Surrey about plans to continue providing fire cover to Horley residents when West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service remove their fire engine. -Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
Surrey County Council’s emergency management team has scooped a national award. Kevin Smith won the public sector business continuity manager of the year category in the Business Continuity Institute’s annual awards.
With snow recently blanketing parts of England and the odds of a white Christmas slashed*, an army of gritters, ploughs and 4x4s are ready to treat roads during extreme weather this winter. Surrey County Council’s gritting lorries have already seen action this month as road temperatures plummeted below zero. Reporters, film crews, weather presenters and … Continue reading
Guildford residents and workers will benefit from 550 additional park and ride spaces following planning permission for a new park and ride scheme in Onslow. At a meeting last night (Tuesday 6 November), the Planning Committee agreed Surrey County Council and Guildford Borough Council’s plans to help reduce traffic in the town centre. The new … Continue reading
All Surrey County Council’s 1,741 grit bins have been filled to help people treat roads and pavements in their communities this winter. The fill-up is part of the council’s plans to keep Surrey moving during freezing weather. The bins are being fitted with barcodes for the first time to enable the council to remotely monitor … Continue reading
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