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Technology will be at the forefront of the fight against ice and snow this winter, following a decision by councillors. Gritters equipped with GPS trackers, thermal mapping of salting routes and smart grit bins are all part of the plans to keep Surrey moving in bad weather. The use of GPS will allow the council … Continue reading
The digital switchover has led to a 40% rise in the number of televisions being recycled, which is good news for golfers with a green conscience. Almost every part of a television can be recycled, including glass screens that can be transformed into bunker sand for golf courses and plastic parts that can be reused … Continue reading
Residents are able to pick up easy, practical advice and food saving gadgets such as recipe cards, to help cut down the amount of food they throw away at a number of roadshows being run across the county. The 35 roadshows form part of Surrey Waste Partnership’s Love Food Surrey campaign which is encouraging people … Continue reading
As cycling fever grips Surrey a new festival has been organised to encourage more people to embrace the bicycle. Guildford Cycle Festival will capitalise on the surge in popularity of pedal power since the Olympic medal-winning heroics of Team GB’s Bradley Wiggins, Lizzie Armitstead and Chris Froome on the county’s roads. The family friendly event … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has saved local taxpayers more than £830 every hour for a year by driving harder bargains on road contracts. Striking better deals on contracts to improve and maintain roads has seen the council save £7.3 million in the first year. That equates to £833 every hour for 365 days. Nearly £5m of … Continue reading
Adam Pasco, editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine and regular radio broadcaster, is urging Surrey residents to get composting this summer. Mr Pasco, who used to work in a commercial nursery in Surrey, said: “I’ve made home composting part of my daily routine. It’s quick and easy and produces great compost to use on my … Continue reading
Surrey has won more than £14 million worth of government funding to help revolutionise transport in the county, it was announced today. Last year, the county council submitted a funding bid to government for a series of sustainable transport measures in Guildford, Woking and Redhill. The bid called Travel SMART includes plans for a new park … Continue reading
Please find two versions of the press release below, featuring national and local figures. National press release Bread binned could fill 56 double decker buses Every day in the UK people throw away enough bread to fill 56 double decker buses. And across the nation this summer enough potatoes will be binned to cover 139 … Continue reading
Knocking back four pints of lager while watching the football during Euro 2012 could leave fans over the legal drink drive limit the next day, road safety experts have warned. Many people caught drink driving each year are those who get behind the wheel the following day, not knowing they are still over the limit … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is embracing a Dragons’ Den style of local government by giving communities the chance to pitch ideas and vote for changes to their neighbourhoods. The radical approach to localism has been devised for the council’s Travel SMART initiative, which has a pot of cash available for schemes that will improve travel and … Continue reading
Bus users are being urged to make use of five trial Sunday services to be introduced as part of the final stage of Surrey County Council’s bus review. The new routes will be tested for a year and made permanent if they prove popular. The decision to trial them was made at a meeting of … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet will make a decision on the final phase of a three-year bus review that has already seen passengers shape services while saving £2.5 million. The review has been carried out in stages since 2010 to ensure buses are run where they are needed most, while saving taxpayers millions of pounds on … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has welcomed an announcement by South West trains that extra carriages will be added to rail services in Surrey. The news comes just weeks after the county council urged the Government to help address an urgent need for longer trains, faster journeys and more platforms in Surrey, to reduce overcrowding and boost … Continue reading
Surrey has saved millions of pounds on its landfill tax bill by more than halving the amount of waste it buries in the ground. In the three year period from 2007/08, the county council reduced the amount of waste it sent to landfill from 64% to 33%. That means Surrey buried around 200,000 tonnes less … Continue reading
The first year of Surrey County Council’s new highways contract saw almost 300 miles of road resurfaced or repaired, which is further than driving the distance from London to Land’s End. Last April, the county council drove a hard bargain when it signed a series of contracts with companies to improve and maintain Surrey’s roads. … Continue reading
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