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There are more than 100 places left for Surrey residents to join a live radio debate on the future of cycling in the county. Surrey County Council is currently consulting on its proposed cycling strategy, and BBC Surrey is hosting the debate with a panel of guests at the University of Surrey in Guildford on 23 … Continue reading
A pioneering international project involving the county council is set to transform Surrey quarries into wildlife havens. The county council, alongside the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the public and private sectors in England and abroad, has unveiled a two-year, EU-funded action plan called Project Restore at a conference in County Hall. … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s barns have been filled up with 16,000 tonnes of salt ready to keep our roads moving when snow and ice hit. As well as a team of highways contractors from Kier and a fleet of specialist gritting vehicles, the council has more than 50 farmers on standby.
An action plan to keep Surrey moving in severe winter weather was approved today. More than £2.5 million is being spent on a programme that includes using more than 40 specialist vehicles, hi-tech monitoring equipment, weather stations and 16,000 tonnes of grit to prepare for the winter ahead. At a meeting of Surrey County … Continue reading
Surrey County Council started work today on a £4 million scheme to improve Redhill’s roads and town centre economy in a joint project with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. The Redhill Balanced Network project will enable new homes, supermarkets, shopping and leisure in the town centre, reduce congestion by turning the one-way system back into … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s contract with a specialist rescue firm means the county is ready to deal with any industrial action launched by the Fire Brigades Union. During any strike action world renowned Specialist Group International (SGI) will work alongside frontline firefighters who choose not to strike and on-call firefighters to crew Surrey’s state of the art … Continue reading
A call for a major new rail service to come to Surrey has received a boost from influential groups across the county. Surrey County Council wants our rail network to be connected to the potential Crossrail 2 project, which could run from the county into London from the 2030s if it receives Government approval. If … Continue reading
Community groups across Surrey working to make life better for thousands of people with dementia have weeks left to bid for innovation funding. Surrey County Council and clinical commissioning groups in the county created the £50,000 Dementia-Friendly Surrey Innovation Fund so local groups can develop new ways to support people with dementia and their carers. … Continue reading
Groups in Surrey could benefit from a cash pot of £220,000 under a county council grants programme designed to help young people. The annual Youth Small Grants programme is designed to support small, voluntary, faith and community organisations to deliver more quality youth work, help youngsters not in education, employment or training, and to keep … Continue reading
A senior manager responsible for overseeing multi-million-pound savings since joining Surrey County Council has been appointed to a joint role with a neighbouring authority. Since arriving at Surrey County Council in 2010, Laura Langstaff has supported services to deliver £70 million of savings over the last three years in her role as deputy of the … Continue reading
Community groups could win up to £150,000 each following Surrey County Council’s involvement in the successful inaugural Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 cycling event. Thousands of spectators lined the county’s streets on 4 August to watch elite cyclists join around 16,000 amateur riders on a 100-mile course through London and Surrey. Now Surrey County Council is calling … Continue reading
Paralympic gold medallist Rachel Morris will be the star turn this Sunday (18 Aug) as the Guildford Cycle Festival returns following the success of last year’s event. Visitors will have the opportunity to take part in a host of events designed for riders of all ages and abilities, including guided bike rides around scenic routes … Continue reading
The P&G Surrey School Games Motorsport Challenge returned for the third year at Dunsfold Park. Over 100 young people from secondary schools across the county battled it out with Collingwood College being crowned the 2013 Motorsport champions. The event formed part of the P&G Surrey School Games which aims to get as many children as possible taking … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is to build pothole proof roads that are designed to last a decade before repairs are needed. A 10 year warranty means if there was a problem with a road, the cost of repairing it would fall to the contractor that built the road and not the council. Since the start of … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has been helping to trial an innovative pothole-detecting mobile phone app with road repair experts in the USA. Street Bump has been pioneered by the Mayor’s Office in Boston with the aim of collecting data from motorists when they drive over a pothole. The app works by using a mobile phone’s motion … Continue reading
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