Leader's Statement: High Court denies coalition’s ULEZ expansion challenge Friday, 28 July, 2023 Cllr Tim Oliver, Leader of Surrey County Council said: “ Whilst we respect today’s court decision, it is incredibly disappointing. “ This has always been about protecting Surrey residents, many of whom will now be significantly socially and financially impacted by the Mayor’s decision as they go about essential, everyday journeys, without any mitigation in place to minimise this. “ Our concerns... Local News
Cross-party condemnation of Lib Dems' misinformation 24th May 2023 At the Annual General Meeting of Surrey County Council on Tuesday, there was cross-party condemnation of Liberal Democrat misinformation during the recent local... Local News
Boost for walking and cycling in Surrey 19th May 2023 Surrey County Council has been awarded £997,843 to deliver improved facilities for walking and cycling throughout the county. The investment will see more cycle... Local News
New 'find and fix' process for boosting pothole repairs across Surrey 3rd May 2023 Cllr Kevin Deanus, the Cabinet Member for Highways, has announced that Surrey County Council is in the process of implementing its news 'find and fix' strategy... Local News
Climate Change Delivery Plan achievements 3rd May 2023 Surrey County Council continues to work with its partners to reduce carbon emissions and aims to be a net zero county by 2050, in order to protect future... Local News
Surrey Conservatives are standing up to ULEZ expansion 25th April 2023 Only Surrey Conservatives and Conservative-run councils are standing up to Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Expansion. Sadiq Khan is planning to expand ULEZ to cover the whole... Local News
A joined-up approach to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls in Surrey 19th April 2023 A new countywide, partnership strategy has been agreed to boost our collective efforts to end Violence Against Women and Girls in Surrey. Work will now commence... Local News
Court grants permission for ULEZ Judicial Review 13th April 2023 On Wednesday 12th April, the High Court announced that it has granted permission for a Judicial Review into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission... Local News
Surrey Conservatives continue to invest in our roads and tackle potholes 31st March 2023 Surrey County Council Conservatives are continuing to invest in Surrey's roads and our Highways team continue to work hard to tackle the number of potholes... Local News
More new school places for children and young people with additional needs & disabilities 6th March 2023 As part of Surrey County’s Council ambition for children and young people to live, learn and grow up locally, we are delighted to announce a number of new... Local News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
