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Surrey County Council’s gritting lorries have treated 6,089 miles of road since Christmas Eve, which is the equivalent of travelling from London to Tokyo*. As temperatures plummeted, the council’s winter operation kicked into gear with the fleet of 39 gritters drawing on the 16,000 tonnes of salt stockpiled at depots across Surrey in preparation for … Continue reading
Highlights from David Hodge’s statement on school places at today’s Cabinet meeting: Surrey facing a “crisis” over school places pressure Council to stop borrowing tens of millions to fund expansion Status quo would mean Surrey borrowing more than £200m over the next five years – money the county would not pay off for more than … Continue reading
Visit flickr.com/surreynews to download the pictures. These are the first artists’ impressions of how two expanded schools will look under plans to create more than 550 extra places. They show the proposed extensions at Connaught Junior in Bagshot (120 places) and St Alban’s Primary, West Molesey (210). The county council’s Cabinet is set … Continue reading
More than one in 10 applications for Surrey secondary school places next September came from London. Nearly 1,700 of the record 11,000 applications received by Surrey County Council came from bordering London boroughs like Croydon, Sutton and Kingston-upon-Thames. They account for 15% of the total submitted by the closing date for places in the next … Continue reading
The news that the government is increasing funding for the River Thames Scheme by £60 million was today welcomed by Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Flooding Recovery John Furey.
Surrey County Council has agreed to invest in rebuilding the academy that helped to make Luke Shaw a Manchester United and England footballer. The academy trust governing Rydens Enterprise School plans to demolish the current buildings and replace them with new facilities. To ensure 150 extra places are created as part of the proposed development at the … Continue reading
To help drive forward work being done by public services, Kris Hopkins today gave Surrey £1.5 million to invest in improving help for people with mental health problems. The cash from the Local Government Minister is aimed at helping work to provide emergency support that will also potentially save £13 million. Surrey County Council leader David … Continue reading
A pre-inquest review into the death of Private Cheryl James will take place on Monday 1 December. It follows the news that the fresh inquest into the death of Private James at Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, Surrey, will be conducted by The Recorder of London, HHJ Brian Barker QC. The pre-inquest review will be held … Continue reading
Plans to create an extra 420 places at two primary schools have been signed off by Surrey County Council. Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning Linda Kemeny has given the go-ahead for proposals to expand Hinchley Wood and The Greville by 210 places each. She said: “This will provide much-needed classroom space as part of our … Continue reading
Following a report by Network Rail about improving rail services from Waterloo, Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Transport John Furey said: “It’s awful feeling like a sardine packed into a train carriage. These plans are good news for Surrey’s commuters and economy. They include electrifying the North Downs Line, more platforms and ways to ease bottlenecks, all … Continue reading
Plans to build new classrooms for 330 pupils at three Surrey schools have been given the go-ahead. Capacity will be boosted at West Byfleet Infant by 90 places and 120 more will be added at West Byfleet Junior. Another 120 extra places will be created at Connaught Junior School in Bagshot. Surrey needs to bridge a … Continue reading
Seven councils whose residents and businesses were affected by floods have signed a pledge to press for a £300 million river defence scheme from the government. Surrey, Richmond, Windsor and Maidenhead, Kingston, Elmbridge, Spelthorne and Runnymede councils signed the agreement alongside Thames Water, the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and the Environment Agency to push … Continue reading
As national figures for young people classed as not in education, employment or training were released today, Surrey County Council revealed that it has filled 280 apprenticeships in just over six months. Most of the roles were created through a cash incentive scheme for businesses and the others were arranged at the council and through contractors. Surrey … Continue reading
Caption: A delegation from the Treasury has visited the county council to learn more about how innovation is being driven forward across Surrey. The seven-strong party was joined at County Hall by David Clark from the Public Service Transformation Network to hear about an initiative that has improved the lives of more than 400 families and a … Continue reading
The first artist’s impressions of how an expanded Addlestone primary school will look have been unveiled by Surrey County Council. Sayes Court is set to double in size, with the revamped facilities providing an additional 210 places by next September. A new artist’s impression of the revamped Cranmere Primary School has also been released by the council. … Continue reading
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