Surrey carers getting digital support
Surrey County Council is rolling out additional support for tens of thousands of unpaid carers living in the county as part of a new digital service. At least 90,000 people in Surrey … Read More
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Surrey University Launches UN-Affiliated Centre to Tackle Climate Change
Drastically improving the UK’s ability to address climate change is the grand challenge that the new United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)-affiliated CIFAL centre at the University of … Read More
£12 million bus boost for Surrey
Surrey County Council has been allocated £12,074,800 from the Department for Transport, to further improve and protect local buses. The council will work with bus operators to allocate the … Read More
Surrey showing true grit for winter roads
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 … Read More
Surrey needs more foster carers
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 recruitment film, will have its … Read More
Surrey support for the “financially challenged”
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 supported by the fund last year. In … Read More
Surrey smokers quitting for free
Ex-smoker Councillor Mark Nuti, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, and Public Health, visited the One You Surrey stop smoking service to find out how we’re supporting smokers to quit. … Read More
Surrey schools greenest in England
Surrey County Council is proud to announce that it continues to lead in England in environmental education, boasting the largest number of Eco-Schools Green Flag awards for the second consecutive … Read More
Surrey’s one stop shop to save energy
Surrey residents can now receive support to upgrade their homes with energy saving ‘retrofit’ measures including insulation, heat pumps and solar panels through an innovative Home Energy Improvement ‘One-Stop Shop’ … Read More
Surrey’s 3 Unis and Council leaving no one behind
Surrey County Council, in partnership with Surrey’s three leading universities – Royal Holloway, University of London; University for the Creative Arts; and the University of Surrey – is proud to … Read More
Will Surrey reporting tool fill the pot-holes?
Surrey County Council’s new ‘FixMyStreet’ online reporting tool will now make it easier for residents to report potholes, faulty traffic signals and other street defects, following its launch today (Tuesday … Read More
Surrey multiplies to subtract innumerate numbers
Free, flexible Multiply courses are now available for Surrey residents who would like to improve their confidence using numbers. Around half of the UK working age population don’t have strong … Read More
A question of Surrey’s future budget
Surrey County Council (SCC) are currently seeking feedback from residents on how the council uses its financial resources. These views will help inform the draft budget for the 2025/26 financial … Read More
Surrey Business Leaders Forum re-booted
Businesses across Surrey now have a much greater voice in guiding the growth of the county’s economy thanks to the relaunched and revitalised Surrey Business Leaders Forum. Just weeks after the … Read More
Surrey roads get better marks
Nearly £2m will be spent this year on improving road markings across the county, with over 48 miles of line painting already completed. Surrey County Council has substantially increased its … Read More
Making Box Hill more accessible on foot
Access has been vastly improved up to iconic landmark, Box Hill in the Surrey Hills National Landscape thanks to the refurbishment of 300 steps. Originally installed by volunteers back in … Read More