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The morning after Team GB cyclist Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the Olympic road race, BBC Surrey interviewed county councillor Helyn Clack to reflect on the success of the cycling events in Surrey. Listen to the BBC Surrey interview with Helyn Clack here.
Huge crowds lined the streets to watch the world’s best cyclists battle for Olympic glory in Surrey, and Britain won it’s first medal of the Games. All roads on the route were reopened by 6.30pm following the women’s race on Sunday, except for Zig Zag Road on Box Hill, which will remain closed as planned. … Continue reading
Knowledge hungry students will no longer miss out on free meals because they attend college rather than school thanks to a ground-breaking Surrey County Council scheme. The authority is guaranteeing that all teenagers from a disadvantaged background* who switch to college courses and training centres do not learn on an empty stomach. Under Surrey’s scheme … Continue reading
Check out the live road updates for the Olympic cycle race on Sunday to help keep you moving. Follow us on Twitter @GoSurreyLive for regular updates. The women’s Olympic cycling road race is taking place in Surrey and London on Sunday, the day after Alexandr Vinokurov of Kazakhstan won gold in the men’s event. All roads have now reopened following … Continue reading
Click here for live road updates for the Olympic cycle race. Click here for regular twitter updates through @gosurreylive.
The world’s best cyclists will battle for Olympic glory on Surrey’s roads this weekend. World champion Mark Cavendish will lead the charge for Team GB on Saturday for the men’s road race while the women will compete on Sunday. After setting off from The Mall in London, the cyclists will enter Surrey via Hampton Court Bridge before … Continue reading
Britain’s Mark Cavendish began the final countdown to his bid for Olympic gold with a gruelling training session on Box Hill today (26 July). The world road race champion joined Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and his GB team-mates for several laps of the climb in the Surrey heat. Cavendish will lead Britain’s charge … Continue reading
A teacher, a GP and a psychologist are among an army of volunteers who will help unleash the full potential of their local library, following a decision by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet today. Councillors agreed that local people will take over the day to day running of 10 of Surrey’s lesser used branches*, giving them … Continue reading
Surrey County Council today (24 July) confirmed at a meeting of the Cabinet that groups using the youth centre at Linton’s Lane, including Epsom Phab, can continue to do so until December 2013. Cabinet Member for Community Services Kay Hammond said: “I recognise how anxious Phab has been about having to move away from Linton’s … Continue reading
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to watch the Olympic road races in Surrey this weekend as cycling fever mounts on the back of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France win. Mark Cavendish also made history as he claimed a fourth consecutive final-stage victory in Paris before turning his attention to securing Olympic glory on … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has saved local taxpayers more than £830 every hour for a year by driving harder bargains on road contracts. Striking better deals on contracts to improve and maintain roads has seen the council save £7.3 million in the first year. That equates to £833 every hour for 365 days. Nearly £5m of … Continue reading
Around 161,500 people lined the streets of Surrey to catch a glimpse of the Olympic torch relay travelling across the county. From Godstone to Guildford, cheering crowds delighted in seeing a slice of Olympic history unfold on their doorsteps on Friday. More than 50 torchbearers carried the flame on day 63 of its journey around the … Continue reading
An initial estimate for the number of people watching the Olympic torch relay in Godstone, Bletchingley, Redhill and Reigate today <20 JULY> is 46,500 people. The torch is still to pass through Dorking, Westcott, Shere, Gomshall, Godalming and Guildford.
The Olympic torch will visit a string of Surrey towns and villages on Friday before stopping in Guildford for a celebration in the park. Surrey’s busiest day of the relay will feature more than 50 torchbearers in the county. They include Austin Playfoot, 82, from Elstead, who carried the Olympic flame the last time the Games came … Continue reading
Giant Olympic rings reminiscent of Hollywood’s famous sign have been unveiled in Surrey today (19 July). The huge structure on the side of the National Trust’s Box Hill will become “one of the most memorable icons of the Games” when Mark Cavendish’s bid for gold is beamed to millions of televisions across the world. Labelled … Continue reading
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