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Surrey student George Barton-Wood, 14, proved himself picture perfect this week as he claimed top prize in the ŠKODA King of the Mountains jersey design competition. In May, official jersey sponsor ŠKODA teamed up with Surrey County Council to launch the county-wide competition, challenging Surrey students to design the famous ŠKODA King of the … Continue reading
Three bus services that cover the Guildford, Godalming and Haslemere areas of Surrey will continue, following a decision by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment John Furey. It means current levels of service on routes 70, 71 and 92 will be maintained following discussions with operator Stagecoach. The decision was delegated to … Continue reading
Around 14,000 people thronged the streets of Egham to watch the Olympic torch relaypass through the town. Crowds saw a slice of Olympic history unfold on Tuesday afternoon as torchbearers, including former England midfielder Ray Wilkins, carried the flame along the A30 and through High Street, Station Road and Manorcrofts Road, before being driven in … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s leader is participating in a Question Time style event organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). David Hodge is due to take part in the session at Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth, on Thursday (12 July). He will join Andy Lee, a Lloyds TSB Bank area director, on the panel and Esher and … Continue reading
Work done by Surrey County Council to improve the biggest reinforced concrete bridge in the country has been recognised by the Institution of Engineers (ICE). The Reigate Hill footbridge project, carried out with Balfour Beatty, was highly commended in the small project category of the ICE Thames Valley Engineering Excellence Awards. Structural improvements were made … Continue reading
The Olympic torch comes to Surrey for the first time on Tuesday as London 2012 excitement mounts. Torchbearers will carry the flame on foot through Egham at 3.30pm on 10 July. The procession will start on the A30, near the junction of Cooper’s Hill Lane and then pass through High Street, Station Road and Manorcrofts … Continue reading
Surrey and East Sussex plan to join forces to bolster buying power and save millions of pounds between the county councils. The two local authorities are finalising a proposal to work together to drive harder bargains with suppliers they both use. It is expected that their collective purchasing power will drive down shared costs by … Continue reading
Hundreds of young people will be helped to get on the career ladder under plans unveiled by Surrey County Council. The authority aims to open a network of skills centres to combat the number of young people not in education, employment or training. Around 20* are expected to be run from the council’s youth centres … Continue reading
Seizures of potentially lethal bling dummies that could cause choking and novelty sunglasses that could lead to long term eye damage, have sparked a child health warning. Hundreds of bling dummies, bottles and beakers have been seized this summer in operations by Surrey County Council Trading Standards. Small ‘gems’ that are glued to the brightly … Continue reading
Three companies are in the running to provide a single communications network to more than 20 public services in the South East that could save millions of pounds. BT, KCOM Group and Logicalis UK have been shortlisted to give Surrey and Berkshire a shared public sector network. It will feature cloud computing technology that links … Continue reading
Surrey County Council chief executive David McNulty has paid a visit to BP’s International Centre for Business and Technology to find out about the oil giant’s plans to develop a global learning facility at its Sunbury-on-Thames base.
Leader’s speech to the Local Government Association annual conference – Wednesday June 27, 2012 Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Let me state up front, I am a passionate believer in public libraries being available to all. I also strongly believe that councils must use their assets wisely for the long term benefit of … Continue reading
NHS patients will get a better transport service under a new deal that will also save taxpayers more than £620,000 a year. As part of a joint procurement, NHS Surrey and Surrey County Council have awarded a new three-year contract to provide non-emergency transport for patients to South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s leader has been given a key role with a major regional body representing councils across the South East. David Hodge has been elected deputy chairman of South East England Councils. Gordon Keymer is the new chairman. Mr Hodge said: “It’s an honour to take on this role for a body representing the … Continue reading
Surrey County Council Leader David Hodge has taken part in a question time style debate hosted by the University of Surrey’s politics department. He joined a panel that included Dr Roberta Guerrina, the Head of the School of Politics at University of Surrey, to answer questions from Surrey school and college students on topics that … Continue reading
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