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David McNulty is featured in a Guardian story examining what makes a good chief executive. Surrey County Council’s chief executive outlines the need to “inspire colleagues and partners”. For the full story, click on this link.
Cabinet Member for Community Safety Kay Hammond has been interviewed by BBC Surrey presenter Sarah Gorrell about a Surrey County Council apprentice campaign backed by Skills Minister John Hayes hitting the halfway mark just eight weeks after its launch. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrrey.
The Tour of Britain will be broadcast live on ITV every day of the eight-stage race, which starts on Sunday. ITV4 will screen two hours of live coverage of each stage and a one-hour daily highlights programme. The final stage of the Tour of Britain will take place in Surrey on September 16, starting in … Continue reading
Surrey County Council will save more than £5 million after agreeing a deal with BT to connect at least 20 public services in the South East. BT has won the contract to replace up to 40 separate networks in Surrey and Berkshire with just one*. The public services network, which will be available to all … Continue reading
A Great Britain squad will take part in the Tour of Britain. The team of under-23 riders has been confirmed as the 17th squad for the eight-day tour. Surrey hosts the final stage, which starts in Reigate and finishes in Guildford, on 16 September. World road race champion Mark Cavendish and Tour de France winner Bradley … Continue reading
A campaign backed by Skills Minister John Hayes to get teenagers into work has hit the halfway mark weeks after being launched. Surrey County Council leader David Hodge unveiled the scheme offering businesses a cash incentive to hire 200 apprentices eight weeks ago. Already 62 businesses have been handed the £1,500 grant to hire a … Continue reading
Spontaneous combustion caused a barn fire that destroyed 800 tonnes of hay. The blaze engulfed the barn at a farm in Farnham on Sunday <2 September> after the closely stacked hay heated up to a temperature of about 200’F (90’C) It took around 30 firefighters to get the blaze under control and more than two days to make … Continue reading
A fly through of the route that the Tour of Britain will take gives people a Bradley Wiggins eye view of the race. The 10 minute video follows the route of the final stage of the 2012 Tour of Britain starting in Reigate before crossing the finish line on Guildford’s High Street on Sunday 16 September. … 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
Following the release of GCSE results today, Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Learning, said: “Our schools and the teachers who work in them are among the best in the country and once more they have helped pupils achieve excellent GCSE results. It’s a pleasure to see the hard work and … Continue reading
The Guardian today featured Surrey County Council’s efforts to put residents at the heart of decision-making. Strategic Director for Adult Social Care Sarah Mitchell outlined how older people have been heavily involved in shaping the services they use. For the full story, click here.
Surrey County Council’s Chief Executive David McNulty was featured by the Guardian today as part of its Democracy Week coverage. Follow this link for the full story.
World champion Mark Cavendish and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will spearhead Team Sky’s Tour of Britain challenge, it was announced today. It will be Wiggins’ first competitive return to Surrey since the Olympic cycling events this summer when he clinched gold in the time trial. Joining him in Team Sky’s line up will be Mark Cavendish, … Continue reading
Bradley Wiggins is due to return to Surrey in just a few weeks for the final stage of the nation’s biggest cycling race, the Tour of Britain. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has announced he will compete in the eight-stage Tour which culminates in Surrey on September 16. To ensure people have all the information … Continue reading
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has announced he will compete in the Tour of Britain next month. The eight-stage tour will culminate in a final stage through Surrey on 16 September, starting in Reigate and finishing in Guildford. The event will be Wiggins’ first competitive return to Surrey since he won gold in the Olympic time trial earlier in the summer. … Continue reading
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