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A major community regeneration project has taken another step forward after plans were submitted for permission. Flats, shops, a library and community centre and a supermarket are among the proposals for the Portland Drive area of Merstham. In December, Surrey County Council approved a partnership with Reigate & Banstead Council and a housing association to … Continue reading
A scheme to replace Surrey’s night-time orange glow with nearly 90,000 brighter white lights is set to finish a year ahead of schedule. Rapid progress means just a handful of roads are left to cover in one of the country’s biggest roll-outs of smart lamps. Surrey County Council’s programme sees all 88,000 streetlights replaced or upgraded … Continue reading
For the agenda and reports from this week’s Surrey County Council meeting, visit the council website.
Surrey County Council Leader David Hodge today revealed several new responsibilities for his Cabinet members. At the annual Full Council meeting, several Cabinet roles were updated, including flooding recovery being added to the portfolio of John Furey, Highways Cabinet Member. The full Cabinet list is as follows: Leader (and Cabinet lead for Statutory Responsibilities) – … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is to spend £23 million on repairing flood-damaged roads and bridges, Leader David Hodge announced today. For more details, see the video below:
Community groups are being urged to bid for a share of £500,000 that is up for grabs for projects that improve their local areas. People can begin applying for between £10,000 and £30,000 from 6 May towards schemes that make a lasting difference to people’s lives. Already 60 projects have won grants from the Community Improvements … Continue reading
The Guardian has published an article about the successful launch by Surrey social workers of an independent organisation to provide care for deaf people and the hard of hearing. First Point was created with the help of the county council to give people greater control over their support. The story can be found on the … Continue reading
Contracts worth more than £10 million have been clinched by local firms since Surrey County Council launched an online initiative just over a year ago. Deals totalling £10.3 million have been secured through http://www.buildsurrey.net created as part of the county council’s pledge to ensure 60% of its spending is with local businesses. That is the equivalent … Continue reading
After plans to completely rebuild a primary for 630 pupils were agreed, Surrey County Council unveiled artist’s impressions of how the revamped school will look. Cranmere Primary in Esher will be expanded next to the current school to provide an extra 210 places as part of the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history to meet growing … Continue reading
Superstitious couples have contributed to a dip in Surrey weddings. The number of people tying the knot in civil ceremonies at either a register office or hired wedding venue in Surrey fell by 3.5% in 2013. County council register office staff put the drop in marriages down to people steering clear of the number 13 … Continue reading
Woking was the library of choice for international best-selling author Peter James on World Book Night. The crime writer was joined by fellow British novelist Salley Vickers and BBC news presenter Nicholas Owen at the event. The Surrey County Council library was chosen by the Reading Agency charity to host the annual celebration of books in the South … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has welcomed grants to almost 30 grassroots Surrey groups thanks to the Prudential RideLondon festival of cycling. More than £242,000 has been given to the groups, ranging from sports clubs to community playgrounds, thanks to grants of up to £10,000 each from the London Marathon Charitable Trust, which runs the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey … Continue reading
The Leader of Surrey County Council today welcomed a multi-million-pound Government grant to fix potholes – and called for Surrey to get a significant share following the devastating impact of recent floods. As the county council continues to clear up at least £15 million of flood damage to around 2,500 Surrey streets following recent floods, … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Children and Learning Linda Kemeny has set out key successes after Surrey County Council launched an innovative way of improving young people’s services. At a meeting of the Cabinet to sign off plans to continue the approach, she highlighted that Surrey: has the fewest young people classed as not in education, employment and training … Continue reading
Young People’s Laureate for Wales Martin Daws, Fizzlebert Stump author AF Harrold and Beano comic artist Kev F Sutherland are among a host of people lined up to appear at a reading festival for children. The trio will be involved at the seven-week Surrey Libraries Festival for Children, which starts on 24 May with the … Continue reading
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