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The Surrey stage of this year’s Tour of Britain cycle race will see a “battle royale”, according to Team IG Sigma Sport’s Ben Greenwood. The roads that feature in Saturday’s penultimate stage between Epsom and Guildford are familiar to the Sigma cyclist from training rides from the team’s Kingston base in preparation for the race. … Continue reading
A Surrey dad celebrating his first smoke-free year is urging others to quit cigarettes as part of the Stoptober campaign. Father-of-one Kevin Hayes finally kicked the habit after several failed attempts and is reaping the health and financial benefits. Now the 54-year-old is calling on other smokers to follow suit during the 28-day challenge next … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s contract with a specialist rescue firm means the county is ready to deal with any industrial action launched by the Fire Brigades Union. During any strike action world renowned Specialist Group International (SGI) will work alongside frontline firefighters who choose not to strike and on-call firefighters to crew Surrey’s state of the art … Continue reading
A swimming pool, a children’s playground and a theatre are among the latest projects to win cash from Surrey County Council’s Community Improvements Fund. All the projects are listed in the video below and further information can be found by following this link. The fund was launched by Leader David Hodge with the aim of … Continue reading
Social networking pioneer Penny Power has lent her support to Surrey County Council’s drive to encourage more businesses to hire young people. She joined council leader David Hodge at the third of a series of events being staged as part of authority’s drive to boost the job prospects of 500 teenagers by next April. The entrepreneur founded … Continue reading
Surrey residents and businesses are being urged to get ready for the penultimate stage of the 2013 Tour of Britain when top riders like Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish will race past. With thousands of spectators expected along the 155-kilometre route between Epsom racecourse and Guildford on 21 September, race organisers have sent around … Continue reading
Exciting new proposals are set to be launched for the redevelopment of part of Woking Town Centre to be known as Victoria Square at a public exhibition from Thursday 12 September. Victoria Square will be delivered by Bandstand Square Developments Limited (BSDL) a joint venture between Moyallen, owners of Peacocks Shopping Centre, Surrey County Council and … Continue reading
Surrey County has scooped a national award for its work in helping disabled people into jobs. The Employability team that is responsible for helping people with disabilities find and retain work won the team of the year award from trade association BASE. It landed the award for demonstrating an innovative approach, collaborating with others and … Continue reading
Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins will lead Team Sky in this month’s Tour of Britain. The eight-day cycle race features a stage in Surrey for the second successive year. It will take place on Saturday, September 21, starting in Epsom and finishing in Guildford. Sir Bradley powered to Games glory in the time trial on … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny has been interviewed by the BBC about the 2,800 classroom places created for the new academic year as part of the biggest school investment programme Surrey has ever seen. The county council is providing 16,000 places to meet an increase in demand following a surge in the … Continue reading
Groups in Surrey could benefit from a cash pot of £220,000 under a county council grants programme designed to help young people. The annual Youth Small Grants programme is designed to support small, voluntary, faith and community organisations to deliver more quality youth work, help youngsters not in education, employment or training, and to keep … Continue reading
Find below a press release from the Local Government Association which features Surrey County Council Asking if they can keep a crocodile in their back garden, seeking tips on how to marinade a juicy steak and trying to get their TV reception fixed are just some of the more unusual queries council call centres are … Continue reading
Following the release of GCSE results yesterday, Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, said: “Surrey has some of the best state schools in the country and their dedicated teachers have helped pupils achieve excellent results. “Many congratulations to all the pupils who have worked so hard to get their GCSEs … Continue reading
A senior manager responsible for overseeing multi-million-pound savings since joining Surrey County Council has been appointed to a joint role with a neighbouring authority. Since arriving at Surrey County Council in 2010, Laura Langstaff has supported services to deliver £70 million of savings over the last three years in her role as deputy of the … Continue reading
Community groups could win up to £150,000 each following Surrey County Council’s involvement in the successful inaugural Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 cycling event. Thousands of spectators lined the county’s streets on 4 August to watch elite cyclists join around 16,000 amateur riders on a 100-mile course through London and Surrey. Now Surrey County Council is calling … Continue reading
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