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Surrey County Council’s Strategic Director for Customers and Communities Yvonne Rees will take over as the Interim Chief Executive at Mole Valley District Council in September following the departure of Darren Mepham. Ms Rees will remain a strategic director at the county council and share her time between both authorities. It is believed to be … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is planning a bid to host a stage of the Tour de France following Team GB’s Olympic cycling success on the county’s roads. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Surrey to watch cycling stars, including medal winners Bradley Wiggins, Lizzie Armitstead and Chris Froome, compete in the time … 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
Surrey County Council leader David Hodge has signed a pledge to work with the Institute of Directors (IoD) to boost business in the county. The two organisations also set out a commitment to seek apprenticeship places for young people close to their home. Mr Hodge signed the agreement with David Seall, chairman of the IoD’s … Continue reading
Surrey County Council Leader David Hodge said: “I regret that Tim Hall has decided to step down from the Cabinet for family reasons. “I have accepted Tim’s decision and an announcement about a new appointment to the Cabinet will be made shortly. “I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for Tim’s service on … Continue reading
Surrey County Council and the Chairman of Waverley Local Committee have decided not to pursue proposals to introduce new on-street parking controls and charges in Haslemere, after listening to the concerns of local people. Instead, a working group will now be set up to look at transport issues in the town with a view to … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has set up an investment fund that will unlock savings of more than £37 million. The council estimates that its £9 million investment fund will generate more than four times as much in savings for local taxpayers by 2017. Under the ‘invest to save’ scheme, services bid for money to get projects … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has agreed to work with Reigate and Banstead Borough Council to regenerate the Preston estate. The plans will make the area a more desirable, healthier and safer place to live and work During a meeting on Tuesday 27 March, the county council’s Cabinet agreed to sign a statement of intent with Reigate … Continue reading
A blaze raging at Britain’s largest cemetery has sparked a wildfire warning as drought grips the south east. More than 40 firefighters are tackling the flames across a 17 acre area of Brookwood Cemetery* near Woking. Six fire engines, a water tanker and six specialist off-road vehicles are currently battling the fire which started just after … Continue reading
The UK’s oldest full time firefighter has been selected to carry the Olympic torch. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s Malcolm Styles will go against his training and keep the flame burning as he carries the torch on 17 July* in Felbridge. The 63-year-old is among 7,600 people confirmed as torchbearers by Olympic organisers** today (19 March). … Continue reading
Statement by David Hodge, Leader of Surrey County Council “I have today required Ian Lake and Denise Saliagopoulos to stand down from the Cabinet. This decision relates to matters that are now being referred to the council’s Standards Committee. Two new Cabinet members will be appointed shortly.”
Plans are underway to regenerate the Preston and Merstham estates near Reigate and Banstead. Councillors and officials from Surrey County Council and Reigate and Banstead Borough Council took a fact finding tour of the areas and met with representatives from Raven Housing Trust.
Surrey County Council has asked the High Court to reverse a temporary order blocking its plans for community partnered libraries. David Hodge, Leader of Surrey County Council, said: “Our aim is to keep all of Surrey’s 52 libraries open and help them to thrive, while elsewhere in the country libraries are closing. “The first community … Continue reading
The Leader of Surrey County Council, David Hodge, was interviewed on BBC Surrey explaining why the authority is considering taking a stand and declining the Government’s council tax freeze to save the county from a financial black hole. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
Surrey County Council is set to take a stand and save the county from a financial black hole by declining the Coalition’s council tax freeze. The council’s Cabinet is set to discuss proposing the authority reject the Government’s freeze because it would lead to a £70m financial black hole over five years. The sum is … Continue reading
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