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
Surrey County Council launch consultation for 2025/26 budget 13th September 2024 Surrey County Council (SCC) are currently seeking feedback from residents on how the council uses its financial resources. These views will help inform the... Articles
Beryl to deliver new Guildford e-bike share scheme rolling out from this month 6th September 2024 Leading UK shared transport operator Beryl has been appointed to deliver Guildford’s brand new e-bike hire scheme. Beryl was appointed by a project partnership... Articles
Popular on demand bus service now available across Surrey 4th September 2024 On-demand buses are now available in East, Central, North and Southwest Surrey to help more residents get around the county, at a time that suits them. Rather... Articles
Secretary of State's speech on Antisemitism 22nd May 2024 Speech by Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th last year we... ArticlesLocal News
Surrey Children’s Services improvement recognised by Ofsted 22nd May 2024 During a recent focused visit of Surrey’s children’s services, Ofsted recognised the ‘comprehensive improvement programme’, noting that ‘progress for children... Local News
New business support offer for Surrey launched by the Chancellor of Exchequer 21st May 2024 Business Surrey – a new Surrey County Council service offering free and accessible support to businesses across the county – has officially been launched by... ArticlesLocal News
Lib Dem-Controlled Guildford Council Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Financial Mismanagement and Oversight Failures 20th May 2024 Concerns have been raised about a significant overrun in a council housing maintenance contract initially valued at £3 million, which reportedly spiralled to an... ArticlesLocal NewsOpinions
Surrey Arts appointed to lead Surrey Music Hub 17th May 2024 Surrey Arts, part of Surrey County Council has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead the Surrey Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious... Local News
Have your say: Redevelopment of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s training facilities 16th May 2024 Residents are invited to an event in May to have their say in the planned redevelopment of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) training facilities at Wray... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News