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Almost 16,000 children under 16 will start smoking during the Stoptober campaign to get people to kick the habit. Around 567 children aged 11 to 15 take up cigarettes each day in the UK, meaning more than 15,800 young people will start during the 28-day challenge. Now, as people trying to kick the habit move … Continue reading
High-speed internet access has arrived for 15,000 businesses and homes as part of a scheme to make Surrey the UK’s best connected county in superfast time. The first phase of Surrey County Council and BT’s project to help firms do business online and ensure every community gets a broadband boost has been completed*. Now it … Continue reading
Roads, the local economy and disadvantaged families in Guildford are set to benefit from an innovative new partnership between Surrey County Council and the borough. The Guildford-Surrey Board is designed to oversee joint projects like: · Roads, rail and public transport · Jobs growth · Sustainable development · Support for vulnerable communities · Public health … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s barns have been filled up with 16,000 tonnes of salt ready to keep our roads moving when snow and ice hit. As well as a team of highways contractors from Kier and a fleet of specialist gritting vehicles, the council has more than 50 farmers on standby.
A Surrey County Council funding auction that gives thousands of pounds to community groups for green travel is back for its second year. Last year, 64 local groups in Redhill, Guildford and Woking bid for a share of £446,000 from Travel SMART, which supports and promotes projects aimed at improving travel and stimulating economic growth. … Continue reading
Leader David Hodge has set out Surrey County Council’s concerns about national changes to the New Homes Bonus scheme and support for an initiative for pooling business rate income.
Context: Surrey County Council has signed off investment of nearly £5 million for a new school in Horley for 210 pupils. Quote: Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, said: “We’ve embarked on the biggest school expansion programme Surrey’s ever seen to create the 16,000 places we need to meet a … Continue reading
Live connection, Bluetooth scanning, customer service? No, not your latest smartphone call centre, but a new way to help patients manage serious conditions. Surrey County Council has teamed up with local GPs to pioneer giving patients user-friendly electronic equipment to monitor their own long-term problems from home rather than visiting hospital as often. The new … Continue reading
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