Surrey’s gritters gear up for winter Thursday, 14 November, 2024 Surrey’s team of gritter drivers are now available 24/7 to help keep residents moving during the colder months. Our 39 state-of-the art gritting vehicles are ready to grit the county’s busiest routes before and during severe weather, using the 10,000 tonnes of salt stored at our four Surrey depots. Winter arrangements typically begin in October and run until the end of March although this period... Articles
‘Everything’ film to help Surrey find much needed foster carers 7th November 2024 Fostering can mean everything to those involved; that is the message of a powerful new fostering film from over 100 councils. ‘Everything’, a new fostering... Articles
Continuing support for Surrey’s residents who are financially challenged 31st October 2024 Surrey County Council welcomes the extension by government of the Household Support Fund in this year’s Autumn Statement, after 86,000 Surrey households were... Articles
Surrey County Council signs the End Poverty Pledge 21st October 2024 On 8 October, Surrey County Council (SCC) approved a motion to sign Good Company’s End Poverty Pledge. Last week was the United Nations’ International Day for... Articles
More than 260 new specialist school places created for Surrey’s children with additional needs and disabilities 3rd October 2024 Surrey County Council is pleased to have opened around 260 new specialist school places for September 2024 for Surrey’s children with additional needs and... Articles
New hydrogen powered buses driving a greener future in Surrey 30th September 2024 A fleet of 34 new, cleaner and greener buses will take to Surrey’s roads this month. Surrey County Council is investing over £16m to accelerate the introduction... Articles
Surrey County Council launches one-stop shop for energy saving advice 27th September 2024 Surrey residents can now receive support to upgrade their homes with energy saving ‘retrofit’ measures including insulation, heat pumps and solar panels through... Articles
Con Gain in Godalming & Ash 26th September 2024 On the same day Keir Starmer was busy demanding the release of the sausages, down in Godalming and Ash our polling day campaign team were pounding the streets... Articles
Redevelopment works to start at Reigate Fire Station 25th September 2024 Construction will soon start on Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s Reigate Fire Station for essential redevelopment. The project aims to modernise the station’s... Articles
New way to report and track issues on Surrey’s roads and pavements 17th September 2024 Surrey County Council’s new ‘FixMyStreet’ online reporting tool will now make it easier for residents to report potholes, faulty traffic signals and other... Articles
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News