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A Surrey County Council challenge to fill 500 apprentice places in a year has smashed its target two months early. Leader David Hodge has revealed that nearly 540 young people have landed apprentice roles since last April as part of three schemes run by the council. Businesses hired more than 410 apprentices through a cash … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet today approved a proposal to increase council tax by 1.99% even though a 2.5% rise was needed. The Cabinet’s recommendation will now go forward to a meeting of Surrey’s Full Council on Tuesday, 11 February, where a final decision will be taken.
Organisers have announced the results of a ballot for cyclists to enter this year’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey event through the county. Click here for a link to the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey release.
The estimated repair bill to fix Surrey’s roads and bridges has hit the £6 million mark as engineers draw up a hitlist of the worst-affected spots – with more rain forecast. Torrential rain, strong winds and burst riverbanks over Christmas and the New Year prompted county council roads teams to work around the clock to … Continue reading
A county council pledge to back business could net local firms up to £60 million as part of the biggest school expansion programme in Surrey’s history. Around 30 primary school construction contracts worth £50m are set to be awarded through the BuildSurrey website over the next two years. On top of the school work, £10m … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has become the first local authority in the country to sign up for an innovative app that helps make caring easier for people who juggle work and looking after a loved one. Jointly helps those supporting family or friends keep track of medication, appointments and tasks as well as connecting groups of … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has today announced its council tax proposal for next year. Leader David Hodge said: “We’re proposing a 1.99% increase even though we’ve said we need 2.5% because any more means wasting up to £2 million on a referendum and while it puts more pressure on services we’ll still be able to provide … Continue reading
A major scheme to regenerate Woking town centre and build a new fire station has been submitted to the borough council. For more information, click here
Life of great English composer revealed in Surrey Dame Ethel Smyth, one of the foremost English composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, will be the subject of a talk by Lewis Orchard at Surrey Performing Arts Library in Dorking on Wednesday, February 5 at 9.30pm, tickets £5. Dame Ethel, a resident of … Continue reading
A composting site in Tatsfield, a memorial garden in Woking and a scout hall expansion in Reigate are among the projects to win cash from a fund to help communities improve their local areas. They were among 15 schemes awarded up to £50,000 each by Surrey County Council leader David Hodge from the Community Improvements … Continue reading
High speed internet has reached another 19,000 businesses and homes as part of a push to make Surrey the UK’s best connected county. The second phase* of Surrey County Council and BT’s push to help firms do business online and ensure every community gets all the benefits of the digital world was completed on time … Continue reading
More than three-quarters of businesses in Surrey’s powerhouse economy are primed for growth in the next two years. A survey for Surrey County Council and Surrey Connects has revealed that 77% of firms are optimistic about their prospects for expanding, with more than three in 10 already reporting annual increases in turnover or budget. Almost … Continue reading
An extra 330 school places are set to be created as the county council pushes ahead with the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history. Classroom capacity at Hythe Primary in Staines will be boosted by 210 places and 120 will be added at Lyne and Longcross Church of England Infant to enable it to become … Continue reading
A Surrey pensioner fleeced out of £200,000 over 56 years by callous con artists has stopped after a campaign by Surrey County Council. Fake lottery and horoscope tricksters duped Sylvia Kneller, of Farnham, who sent money as deposits for phoney prizes. To make matters worse, her husband left her, but still Ms Kneller believed in … Continue reading
Remains from the end of the last Ice Age have been unearthed in Surrey 14,000 years later – just one inch below where archaeologists started combing for clues. The very rare ancient artefacts – more than 2,400 flints shaped into tools and blades – were dug up during Surrey County Council’s initial work to build … Continue reading
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