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A new drive has been launched that aims to help older and vulnerable people use devices to stay in the home they love while also managing to save Surrey County Council up to £600,000. It is expected to help 1,500 people get telecare equipment by next April so they can keep their independence longer and … Continue reading
Leader David Hodge outlined Surrey County Council’s new agenda to get everyone working together as one team for the benefit of the county at a briefing for Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Sir Merrick Cockell. They were joined at County Hall by LGA vice-chairman Gary Porter, Surrey’s deputy leader Peter Martin and leaders from the county’s … Continue reading
With England set to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign, the message is being spread that victims are not alone after figures showed a surge in domestic abuse incidents when the national team played in the 2010 World Cup. The day England drew 0-0 with Algeria at the 2010 tournament the number of domestic abuse reports … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has been given a prestigious award for the excellent work of its music library. Based just outside Dorking, the music library was one of only eight public libraries in the country to receive the International Association of Music Libraries Excellence Award this year. It is the second time Surrey has scooped … Continue reading
With 50 days to go until the start of the 2012 Games, a series of drop-in sessions are underway to help businesses and residents prepare for the Olympic events taking place in the county. Surrey is hosting the Olympic cycling road races on 28 and 29 July and the Olympic road cycling time trials on … Continue reading
More than 1,500 Surrey school children performed before royalty this week (29 May) at one of the world’s most famous concert venues. The children took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in front of a sold out crowd that included the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The concert, organised by Surrey County Council, … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s head of highways has spoken at a national event looking at improving roads that featured Transport Minister Norman Baker. Jason Russell talked at the Highways Maintenance 2012: Driving Change conference in his role for the Department for Transport’s Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP). The HMEP, launched by Mr Baker last year, seeks … Continue reading
i Surrey County Council leader David Hodge today announced a new Cabinet member. Linda Kemeny has been selected for the role of Cabinet Member for Children and Learning. Mr Hodge said: “I’m delighted to welcome Linda Kemeny to the county council Cabinet. I believe she will be a great asset. Mrs Kemeny said: “I am … 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
Surrey County Council leader David Hodge has visited a community-run shop at Strood Green after it won £50,000 from a fund he created. Mr Hodge and Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games Helyn Clack visited The Shop to find out more about how the money will be spent. The shop was one … Continue reading
Helyn Clack, Cabinet Member for Community Services and the 2012 Games at Surrey County Council, was interviewed by BBC Surrey’s Nick Wallis yesterday (29 May) about the Olympic cycling road races which will take place in London and Surrey on 28 and 29 July. The interview was on the back of LOCOG releasing tickets for two viewing areas … 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 has signed off plans to keep nearly £31 million of spending local. A pool of around 130 Surrey firms will be created to do small-scale building repair and improvement work worth £7.7m annually over the next four years*. The businesses will also get the chance to win a share of a further … Continue reading
Sharing premises with other local authorities has helped Surrey County Council save local taxpayers nearly £3.5 million. Basing staff in joint rather than separate council offices in the same towns has contributed most of the £3.4m savings on public buildings. The approach, which has seen adult social care staff move into borough and district premises, … 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
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