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With the Tour of Britain cycle race coming to Surrey for a second successive year this September, the event’s Technical Manager Andy Hawes talks through the route. Produced and edited for Surrey News by Paul Marinko
Surrey County Council is on track to beat its goal of saving up to £70 million this year, figures reveal. Annual figures are set to show that savings of £66m planned at the start of the 2012/13 financial year will be achieved when it ends next month. In addition, the council will save another £5m … Continue reading
Local groups are being urged to bid for a share of £2.5 million to improve the learning and career prospects of young people. Surrey County Council has made the cash available for organisations to support secondary school age children who are most at risk of not progressing into work, training or further education once they … Continue reading
Surrey must lobby for more involvement in Crossrail Two to reap the benefits for local rail users, according to the county council’s draft rail strategy. The multi-billion pound project could help increase capacity on the overburdened South West Main Line by up to 40% at peak times, easing overcrowding with an extra nine trains per … Continue reading
Leader David Hodge has announced that Surrey County Council is supporting SurreySave by investing £50,000 in the credit union.
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Surrey will host the penultimate stage of this year’s Tour of Britain when the race sweeps the UK this September. Surrey County Council can reveal the 96 mile stage will take place on Saturday, September 21, starting in Epsom and finishing in a final climb up Guildford High Street. The rider line up has not … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is one of six organisations nationally to test a new approach to helping children in care. The authority is testing a new system for the Fostering Network that focuses on supporting carers to help children in care build positive relationships. For the full details, follow this link to the Fostering Network’s press … Continue reading
An independent peer review by the Local Government Association has just reported its findings on Surrey County Council. The summary report concluded that the county council has taken “huge strides” in the past four years and is now in a position “to take off”. It also identified that “significant levels of savings have been achieved … Continue reading
Teenagers are choosing books for libraries in what is believed to be the first project of its kind in the UK. And interestingly, the innovative scheme hasn’t led to endless copies of the Twilight saga adorning Surrey County Council’s 52 libraries. In fact, the teenagers have proved adept at managing the task of choosing stock. … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has signed a pledge spelling out its commitment to young people leaving care. The charter details promises the council has made to help them realise their full potential. It includes making sure they are listened to, treated with respect and are involved in making decisions. One way the council is helping care … Continue reading
Following Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget announcement today, Surrey County Council leader David Hodge said: “Slow economic growth and a frosty reception on Twitter will likely be on the Chancellor’s mind today. Conveniently, the answer to at least one of his woes can be found in Surrey. Despite the UK growth forecast halving, the county’s economy … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has unveiled plans to go into business in a bid to generate income that can be ploughed back into services. The Cabinet is set to discuss launching a trading arm to charge other organisations for services provided by the council. Under the proposals, all the cash made will be reinvested in improving … Continue reading
Surrey County Council can today reveal plans for a new state-of-the-art fire station for Woking. The proposed new facility would be built at the junction of Goldsworth Road and Church Street West less than 200m from the existing fire station. It will be manned 24/7 and the plan is to include a first class training … Continue reading
Community groups are being urged to bid for a share of £1 million that is up for grabs for projects that improve their local areas. The call comes after a pot of cash to support schemes that make a difference to the community was swelled by an extra £250,000 as part of last month’s council … Continue reading
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