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An online vault of millions of facts and figures is being opened to help people find information they need in one place. Roads covered by gritting trucks in severe winter weather, care homes offering places for the elderly and crime rates on local streets can all be found on Surrey-i. The free site developed by … Continue reading
Detail: A leading expert in Chinese business and culture will give an insight into the country’s emergence as a world power and its impact on the West. A talk from former Secretary General of the European Chamber of Commerce in China Michael O’Sullivan will take place at the Lightbox in Woking, which is currently hosting … Continue reading
Surrey County Council Trading Standards will reduce management costs by half as part of a plan to improve the service and provide taxpayers with better value for money. A public value review into the consumer champion found ways the service could work more efficiently while protecting and enhancing the high level of performance that has … Continue reading
Motorists can receive web updates this winter about roads that have been gritted. A ‘gritter Twitter’ service has been launched on the social networking site by Surrey County Council and BBC Surrey. The feed, that can be found at http://www.twitter.com/surreytravel, provides regular updates on gritting activity together with traffic information, weather conditions and road closures. … Continue reading
Context: Ofsted has this week said Surrey’s children’s services are “performing well” in an assessment of the department. In its annual report on the council’s performance, the watchdog said: Almost all the children’s services the council provides are “good or outstanding” Most primary schools are “good or outstanding” Most secondary schools are “good or outstanding” … Continue reading
People have been asked to give their views on ways to improve the county’s heritage service and help it provide better value for money for Surrey residents. An online survey is being run as part of a public value review into what the heritage service does well, what it could do better and what could … Continue reading
A new fire station for Guildford came a step closer after Surrey County Council’s Cabinet agreed that a planning application should be submitted. The plan is to build a state-of-the-art new building on land at Ladymead in Guildford that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The new building will include better … Continue reading
New Surrey County Council Cabinet member Tony Samuels today spoke alongside Eric Pickles at an event looking at how the public sector can save money through managing its property more effectively. The event launched the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum’s latest research paper Leaner and Greener II – Putting Buildings to Work. Sharing the platform with … Continue reading
All Surrey County Council’s departments are underspending while also meeting or beating savings targets, new figures reveal. Latest data shows the council’s directorates are on course to spend £3.9 million less than planned in this financial year. This is on top of the £59m of savings they are already on their way to achieving in … Continue reading
A new countywide service designed to make it easier to report deaths has been launched in Surrey. The Tell Us Once service, developed by Department for Work and Pensions, is being used by Surrey County Council in partnership with the county’s 11 district and borough councils and removes some of the stress and red tape … Continue reading
Time is running out for parents to apply for secondary school places for their children as latest figures reveal that nearly 5,000 forms have already been received online. The application deadline for secondary places for next September is 31 October. Parents who miss the application deadline reduce their chances of getting one of their preferred … Continue reading
Hard-pressed families are wasting around £50 a month by throwing out food that can still be eaten – the equivalent of binning one in every five shopping bags. National figures show* people in the UK spend £12 billion a year throwing away perfectly good food and in Surrey alone it costs the county council £7.6 … Continue reading
The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt has praised Surrey County Council’s work in building trade and cultural links with China. The Cabinet Minster made the comments on Friday evening <OCT 14> during the official opening of an art exhibition at the Lightbox in Woking which features 300 pieces from … Continue reading
The USA Olympic road cycling team has decided to train in Surrey to prepare for the London 2012 Games. The announcement means local cyclists will experience the thrill of sharing their roads with some of the world’s best riders as the athletes prepare for the Olympic road cycle races and time trial events which will … Continue reading
Terracotta Warriors in UK first ceramics exhibition Terracotta Warriors feature in a new exhibition of ancient Chinese ceramics never seen before in UK. A collection of more than 300 pieces from the acclaimed Zibo Ceramics Museum in northern China are being displayed at The Lightbox in Woking from 11 October to 11 December. The show … Continue reading
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