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Most Surrey children will continue going to a primary school of their choice. The news comes as pupils starting next September find out this week where they have got a place. Primary education in Surrey covers reception and junior levels. * 85% got their first preference * 94% got one of their top three preferences. … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Nick Roberts has been unveiled as the new president of the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm). He was elected at the public sector IT representative body’s spring meeting. The IT Group Manager for partnerships and collaboration has been involved in a project to replace a host of networks in Surrey and … Continue reading
Surrey Performing Arts Library has won a national award for excellence for a third time. It was handed the accolade by the UK branch of the International Association of Music Libraries (IAML). The association presents the excellence awards every two years and Surrey’s arts library, which is run by the county council, was also recognised in 2012 … Continue reading
Motorway junctions, train stations and town centres are being targeted as part of a countywide litter campaign launched by Surrey County Council leader David Hodge.
A budget to fix flood-damaged Surrey streets has had a £3 million boost thanks to savings found in the first year of a major county council roads programme. As Surrey County Council continues to clear up at least £15 million of damage to streets flooded since Christmas, road bosses have delivered £3 million of savings … Continue reading
A first-aid booklet that Surrey County Council helped create to make it easier for disabled people to communicate in emergencies has won a Red Cross award for excellence at the charity’s annual conference. The booklet was written with the help of people who find communication difficult. For the full story, see the Red Cross press … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is set to confirm savings of nearly £170,000 every day for a year. Annual figures are due to reveal that the council saved £62 million for taxpayers in the last financial year, propelling the total since 2010 to almost £260m. That sum would be enough to pay for the council’s project to completely overhaul more … Continue reading
Hundreds of potholes a day are being fixed after the launch of a blitz on up to 17,000 repairs to flood-damaged Surrey roads. In the first two months this year, 18,500 potholes were filled in – 4,500 more than the same period a year earlier. Now the council has launched a major operation to step up … Continue reading
Striking better deals has pushed county council savings for Surrey taxpayers beyond £100 million in four years. That sum would be enough to build almost a third of the school places the council needs to find to meet demand from a surging birth rate. The negotiation work done by the council’s procurement team and staff … Continue reading
Wheelchair chin-ups, muscle-building workouts and fitness advice are all in a day’s work for Fresh gym’s Anton Brown. The 20-year-old fitness instructor, who has a condition called Ataxia which affects balance and co-ordination, is currently setting up exercise classes for people with disabilities and mobility difficulties. A fully-active student and sportsman up until the age of nine, Anton … Continue reading
Scammers and con artists targeting Surrey and Buckinghamshire residents face a stronger crackdown under proposals to team up the counties’ trading standards services. Both county councils’ trading standards services are developing proposals to team up to protect the public even more against consumer rip-offs and to support local businesses. If the plans are approved by … Continue reading
A £100,000 funding boost from Eric Pickles for innovative work being done by emergency services, health organisations and councils in Surrey and Sussex was today described as a “big vote of confidence”. The cash from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is aimed at helping the work to transform public services and … Continue reading
Stop press – newspaper readers can get their daily fix of stories from home and abroad for free thanks to a new online initiative. All the day’s news, features and sport from the likes of The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Guardian are available in full colour in an exact replica of the print edition*. And anyone … Continue reading
The number of young people in Surrey registered as not in education, employment or training has hit a national low. Just 1.8% of people aged 16 to 19 are not studying or working in Surrey, figures for the Department of Education (DfE) show. It means Surrey has the fewest young people classed as NEET in … Continue reading
A scheme to help prevent smaller companies suffer potentially crippling cashflow problems is being launched by Surrey County Council. Under the initiative backed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), big firms securing new council contracts will have to pay suppliers within 30 days of being billed, matching the payment terms they enjoy*. Checks will be … Continue reading
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