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The joint chairman of a new board in Surrey to improve public health services has supported the Government’s NHS reforms in a letter to the Daily Telegraph. GP Joe McGilligan, who co-chairs Surrey’s Health and Wellbeing Board with Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health Michael Gosling, was one of nearly … Continue reading
Denise Saliagopoulos, Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games, spoke to Kulveer Ranger, Mayor of London Director of Environment, at the launch of Olympic legacy cycling festival. Click here to read the full story.
Surrey County Council has issued a rallying cry for volunteers to help make Olympic history. Residents have until Tuesday (31 January) to apply to be Surrey Ambassadors on the days the Olympic cycle events and torch relay take place in the county. Denise Saliagopoulos, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 … Continue reading
An outside organisation will help disabled people live independently in their own homes under Surrey County Council plans outlined in a new Cabinet report. Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership is set to take over providing information and support to more than 1,400 disabled people*. The proposal to turn over helping disabled people understand their rights and … Continue reading
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Boris Johnson’s cycle revolution will make its way to Surrey next year for a festival that is expected to bring up to 35,000 cyclists to the county. The Mayor of London will outline plans for London and Surrey to host the ambitious event in a speech to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in … Continue reading
Government plans* to give councils more power to cut chaos and congestion caused by utility company road works have been welcomed by one of UK’s largest local authorities. Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment Ian Lake, who oversees more than 3,000 miles of some of the country’s busiest roads, said: “When we … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has asked the High Court to reverse a temporary order blocking its plans for community partnered libraries. David Hodge, Leader of Surrey County Council, said: “Our aim is to keep all of Surrey’s 52 libraries open and help them to thrive, while elsewhere in the country libraries are closing. “The first community … Continue reading
Countryside campaigners have given their support to a project to install 88,000 new white streetlights which is helping to reduce light pollution. Surrey County Council’s award-winning project* is more than a third of the way towards completion, with 36,000 old orange streetlights having been replaced by computer controlled white lamps. The Campaign to Protect Rural … Continue reading
The Leader of Surrey County Council, David Hodge, was interviewed on national television over the weekend explaining why the authority is considering taking a stand and declining the Government’s council tax freeze to save the county from a financial black hole. BBC Breakfast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16670351 Channel 4 News http://www.channel4.com/news/councils-have-moral-duty-to-freeze-tax
Denise Saliagopoulos, Cabinet Member for the 2012 Games, was interviewed on BBC Surrey about the county council’s work to ensure that there is as little traffic disruption as possible and help residents prepare for the Olympic games. – Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
A delegation of South Korean politicians and councillors visited Surrey to learn about the county council’s transport policies. The visitors from Gyeonggi Province wanted to find out how Surrey County Council maintains and improves its roads, tackles road safety issues and how it manages public transport. The delegation of councillors and local government officials were … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health has signed a letter urging ministers to ensure there is a cap on the amount elderly people have to pay for their care in old age. Michael Gosling was a signatory to a letter in today’s Daily Telegraph asking the Coalition to implement Andrew … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s head of youth services spoke alongside government minister Greg Clark at an international event looking at innovation in public services. Assistant Director for Young People Garath Symonds shared the platform with the Minister for Decentralisation and Cities at a seminar in Helsinki*. They were joined by Ulla-Maija Laiho, Finland’s Development Director at … Continue reading
Vulnerable people needing care will get an even smoother service after Surrey County Council social care teams moved in with other authorities. Social workers and other staff caring for older people are sharing premises with the borough councils in Runnymede and Spelthorne. Neighbourhood police officers are also based at Runnymede* while voluntary groups helping older … Continue reading
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