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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
Four new advice and support centres are set to throw open their doors to help people with dementia as part of plans to establish a network across Surrey. The new facilities will arm people with all the information they need to spot the early signs of the condition. And people who already have dementia can … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is challenging families to see how much they could reduce their household food waste by in five days. The challenge is part of the Love Food Surrey campaign and aims to highlight and tackle the enormous amount of food being wasted by residents in Surrey. John Furey, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member … Continue reading
People are invited to cast their vote on whether a number of travel-themed community projects in Sheerwater and Maybury should receive funding. Travel SMART in Sheerwater and Maybury is a new initiative designed to provide local people with more travel choices and help them cut carbon, calories and cost. It aims to make it easier … Continue reading
A scheme that gives people the chance to pitch for up to £10,000 to support green travel schemes in their neighbourhoods has been extended. The Travel SMART scheme has been rolled out in Redhill West, Merstham in Reigate and in the Stoke and Stoughton areas of Guildford. This follows a successful launch of the project … Continue reading
Norwegian government officials heard about Surrey County Council’s drive to harness technology on a fact-finding mission to London. Paul Brocklehurst highlighted a deal done with BT to ensure nearly 100% superfast broadband coverage that will make Surrey the best connected county in the UK. The Head of Information Management and Technology also emphasised another contract … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Change and Efficiency Denise Le Gal was interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Mark Carter about Surrey County Council’s new collective energy switching scheme, which aims to bring homes and businesses together to drive down the cost of gas and electricity. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
Following the news that the merger between Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Epsom Hospital has been halted, the Chairman of Surrey’s Health Scrutiny Committee Nick Skellett issued the following statement. Mr Skellett said : “Surrey’s Health Scrutiny Committee has today expressed great concern about the halting of the merger between Ashford & St … Continue reading
After striking a blow for consumers over doorstep energy selling, Surrey County Council is launching a campaign to slash up to £7.5 million from electricity and gas bills. The big six utility firms stopped cold calling after the council’s trading standards team successfully prosecuted Scottish and Southern Energy for using door to door sellers to … Continue reading
In an article published by the Guardian, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Assets and Regenerations Programmes Tony Samuels considers ways councils can merge a business culture with a public sector ethos.
David Hodge will be answering questions from residents during a webchat hosted by the Surrey Advertiser to mark his first year as the county council’s leader. He will be giving online responses on Friday (2 November) from 12.30pm on issues such as roads, social care and keeping Surrey moving during ice and snow. Questions can … Continue reading
Head of Youth Support Services Ben Byrne tells BBC Surrey presenter Mark Carter about Surrey County Council’s use of the principles of restorative justice to improve services to residents and save money after they produced impressive results with young people. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey.
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