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Surrey students have been handed an Olympic challenge with a difference, going for gold in art and creative writing competitions. Students have until the end of April to enter their 2012 Games inspired illustrations, collages, poetry, short stories or song lyrics. Artwork can be in any form that is two-dimensional and creative writing entries can … Continue reading
Residents will be able to take a look at the latest plans for a new fire station in Guildford, during an open day this week. The event will give people the chance to learn more about the project to replace the current fire station in Ladymead with a state-of-the-art facility, which will include better training … Continue reading
More than 80 community groups have bid for a share of a £750,000 pot of cash for projects. Surrey County Council Leader David Hodge launched the fund to help residents improve local areas. Eighty-five applications for money from the Community Improvements Fund were received by this month’s deadline. Groups* have asked for between £10,000 and … Continue reading
Surrey County Council expects to save up to £300,000 after launching a new system to conduct CRB checks. Completing background checks online instead of on paper forms means waiting times for results have been cut to just a few days. Under the previous paper system, it could take up to six weeks for a check … Continue reading
A new day care centre has been launched as part of plans to help people with dementia live longer in their own homes. Surrey County Council, Runnymede Borough Council and the Alzheimer’s Society joined forces to open The Orchard to support up to 20 people with the illness a day. It comes after the council … Continue reading
The first year of Surrey County Council’s new highways contract saw almost 300 miles of road resurfaced or repaired, which is further than driving the distance from London to Land’s End. Last April, the county council drove a hard bargain when it signed a series of contracts with companies to improve and maintain Surrey’s roads. … Continue reading
People have been asked for their views on a £16 million plan to revolutionise transport in Surrey. Last year, Surrey County Council submitted a funding bid to government for a series of sustainable transport measures in Guildford, Woking, Redhill and Reigate. The bid called Travel Smart included plans for a new park and ride bus … Continue reading
The Government has been asked to help address an urgent need for longer trains, faster journeys and more platforms at railway stations, to reduce overcrowding and boost the economy. In a letter to the Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening, Surrey County Council asked the minister to help increase rail capacity in the county, … Continue reading
Surrey County Council will save more than its target of nearly £60 million this year, figures reveal. Annual figures are expected to show the council has hit the savings target it set out to reach at the start of 2011/12 and saved an additional £4.1m when the financial year ends today. Saving £63.1m is equivalent … Continue reading
Learning about fire safety has been made more fun for young children thanks to a £5,000 donation from P&G (Procter & Gamble). The money is being used by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service to add to its collection of books, DVDs and toys that help children to learn about the dangers posed by fire. Mark … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has won national recognition for making its accounts more open and accessible from a body dedicated to delivering improvement in public services The authority won a bronze award in the progress through transparency category at the annual Improvement and Efficiency Awards. It was recognised for the work done to ensure its accounts … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack was interviewed by BBC South Today television news about the judicial review into the county’s libraries plans. You can watch the story on the BBC’s iplayer until 6pm tonight <April 4>. The libraries story starts four minutes and 50 seconds into … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is delivering on a commitment to ensure 60% of its spending on goods and services is with local businesses. The council’s Cabinet has agreed to create a pool of more than 30 local firms it will call on to carry out work on buildings. A panel is being drawn up by the … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Shelagh Fogarty about the judicial review into the county’s library plans. You can listen to the interview on the BBC’s iplayer. The interview starts one hour, six minutes and 30 seconds into the programme. … Continue reading
Fire crews are currently fighting a wildfire at the prestigious Wentworth golf estate. The blaze started at nearby Chobham Common before spreading to Wentworth’s Edinburgh course. Wentworth regularly hosts major golf tournaments including the PGA Championship and World Match Play Championship. It comes just days after Surrey Fire and Rescue Service tackled a blaze … Continue reading
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