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During Scams Awareness Month, Surrey trading standards is highlighting the top four most common scams in the county and the ways residents can protect themselves. Scams Awareness Month is a national campaign throughout June aimed at ensuring people “don’t miss a trick” when it comes to scams. Doorstep scams The most common scam reported in … Continue reading
Mike Goodman has revealed plans to ask residents for their views in the autumn on where the money generated by charging at county council car parks should be spent in a consultation about Surrey’s countryside. The announcement came as the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport confirmed that parking charges will be introduced at Newlands … Continue reading
Surrey residents saved an extra £200,000 to help protect essential services last year just by putting more food waste in caddies. Food waste is more expensive to dispose of when it’s thrown in with the rubbish instead of being put in caddies for recycling. The Surrey Waste Partnership – made up of Surrey County Council … Continue reading
The first roads that are set to benefit from Surrey County Council’s investment of an extra £20 million have been revealed by Lead Cabinet Member for Place Colin Kemp after the authority announced last month that a further £15m was being invested in “extensive repairs” to Surrey’s roads on top of the £5m previously confirmed.
Leader of Surrey County Council David Hodge asks residents to say what matters to them and help shape Surrey’s future by completing the online survey found here.
A new 19-mile mass participation cycling event on traffic-free roads was launched today as part of Prudential RideLondon 2018, the cycling festival taking place in London and Surrey on 28-29 July. It will start at Sandown Park, Esher, and take in the final 19 miles of the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 route, going through south west … Continue reading
Sniffer dog Pippa will show off her skills in detecting illegal tobacco on a roadshow tour of Surrey to highlight the dangers of the counterfeit trade. Pippa (pictured) will be in action next week at roadshows in Camberley, Guildford, Staines and Epsom. The events are being staged by trading standards officers and health advisers to … Continue reading
Tina Thorburn, from the county council’s highways team, rounds up the latest Surrey roadworks information.
Grassroots groups have been awarded more than £3million to improve sport and leisure facilities thanks to Surrey’s role in the Prudential RideLondon cycling festival. Dozens of Surrey projects have secured grants from The London Marathon Charitable Trust since the inaugural RideLondon-Surrey events in 2013. The London Marathon Charitable Trust awards grants to recreational projects in … Continue reading
A witness statement from the inquest into the death of Private Sean Benton has been released. Third Witness Statement of Brigadier Coles This statement is released on the basis that it is treated as being read evidence in the inquest into the death of Sean Benton, however the constraints on Court time prevented it being … Continue reading
County council leader David Hodge announces an extra £15 million is being invested in “extensive repairs” to Surrey’s roads in his Full Council speech today.
County council leader David Hodge talks about a draft vision for Surrey’s future, transforming services, a change in Cabinet roles and road repairs in his Full Council speech.
Tina Thorburn, from the county council’s highways team, gives an update about the work taking place on Surrey’s roads. In the video below, she provides a progress report on the Runnymede roundabout scheme to cut congestion and gives details of work taking place at the Meadows roundabout in Camberley.
Following an inspection of children’s services in Surrey earlier this year, Ofsted has published a report on their findings. Responding to the report, Clare Curran, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, said: “We totally accept that the support we give to children and their families simply isn’t good enough and we’ve brought … Continue reading
As Foster Care Fortnight gets underway, Cindy, a Surrey foster carer, tells BBC Surrey about the rewards of fostering. To find out more about fostering, visit Surrey County Council’s website, call 0800 096 9626 or email fostering.recruitment@surreycc.gov.uk. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey.
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