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The first two projects to be approved for funding from the Surrey County Council Your Fund Surrey community funding project have been announced. Funding of £30k has been awarded to the Weybridge Men’s Shed and £35,000 for the Claygate Recreation Ground Trust. The £100m fund is designed to give financial backing to projects submitted by residents … Continue reading
It took under a minute for a monsters Halloween t-shirt to be engulfed in flames during a fire safety screen test by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards. The screen test included a variety of garments and accessories such as witch hats, capes, skeleton tights and pumpkin tops. Three … Continue reading
Local residents are being asked what they would like to see protected by ‘Local Heritage Listing’ as part of a new campaign. Surrey has been chosen as one of 22 areas to receive funding from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Historic England, as part of the Local Heritage List Project to … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is looking to recruit new control room officers. The emergency room also cover West Sussex’s mobilising and control and are due to welcome East Sussex onboard later this year. The role requires someone with an impeccable telephone manner, quick thinking and a good level of commitment. Sally Wilson manages Joint … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet met this week and the important announcements are summarised below: Highways Contract Cabinet approved a new highways contract for Surrey from April 2022. The successful contractor will be announced in October and will be responsible for delivering vital road repairs, resurfacing and specialist projects as well as the upkeep of drains … Continue reading
Surrey County Council and partners have been awarded almost £300,000 of funding from the Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant 25,000 new trees across Surrey. The funding is being topped up by Surrey County Council to allow an additional 9,000 trees to be planted as part of the scheme, bringing the total to … Continue reading
Surrey County Council will be investing in more speed cameras for locations where excess speeds, congestion or poor air quality are a community concern. Road casualty hotspots remain the council’s top priority when deciding camera locations and they have proven to be very effective in helping to reduce the number of casualties by encouraging greater … Continue reading
Surrey County Council have issued the below statement regarding the current fuel situation, and in response to media reports. Tim Oliver, Leader of Surrey County Council, said: “Surrey has not declared a major incident but like the rest of the country is facing significant disruption to fuel supplies. “In keeping with its business continuity arrangements, … Continue reading
As part of Surrey County’s Council ambition for children and young people to live, learn and grow up locally, the Council has created 220 new specialist school places in Surrey’s special schools and specialist centres in mainstream primary and secondary schools, and an additional 70 temporary places. In readiness for the new academic year 2021-2022, … Continue reading
Today marks the start of community engagement for a pre-planning application proposal for a new Gypsy, Roma and Traveller transit site in Tandridge. Surrey County Council has been working closely with Surrey Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPPC) and district and borough councils to meet Gypsy, Roma and Traveller needs and … Continue reading
A three-year plan is launched today to improve support for the growing number of carers in Surrey and make a positive difference to their lives. Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, which includes Surrey County Council and other partners, has worked alongside Frimley Clinical Commissioning Group to publish a new carers’ strategy which pledges a … Continue reading
It is a positive step that the government has published proposals around the long-term future of adult social care in the UK. There has been too much uncertainty for too long, uncertainty that causes worry and anxiety for some of our most vulnerable residents and their families. Surrey County Council will now be working to … Continue reading
A new strategy has been published today that hopes to improve the lives of the estimated 12,300 people including children and young people living in Surrey with autism. Surrey’s All-Age Autism (AAA) Strategy 2021-26 will help break down barriers and inequalities that autistic children, young people and adults face in education, health, social care, work and communities. The AAA strategy was developed after a public consultation in 2020 and created with autistic people, their families and carers and professionals from … Continue reading
The first on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points in a major Surrey trial are now live in three towns in Waverley borough. It means drivers using EVs can now use two charging points in Hale Road, Farnham; four charging points in Summers Road, Farncombe; and four charging points in Farnham Lane/St Christopher’s Green in Haslemere. … Continue reading
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is urging residents to say ‘Burger Off’ to disposable barbecue’s and pack a picnic instead if they’re heading out and about this Summer. Already this year, the service has been called to over 500 fires in our outdoor spaces. The service has also created a map showing the location, … Continue reading
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