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
Highways update during lockdown 20th May 2020 Our Highways Teams do a fantastic job and particularly during the lockdown restrictions we have continued to work hard to keep Surrey moving. Any questions do... Local News
Unpaid carers across Surrey set to receive helping hand 19th May 2020 POSTED BY SCC ⋅ MAY 18, 2020 on the Council website Three hundred unpaid carers across Surrey are set to receive access to free online awareness sessions to... Local News
Phased reopening of Surrey community recycling centres 5th May 2020 There will be a phased reopening of most of Surrey’s community recycling centres (CRC) from Monday 11th May. However, there are limits to the numbers of people... Local News
Surrey County Council launch Surrey’s Climate Change Strategy 29th April 2020 Following their declaration of a climate emergency in July 2019, Surrey County Council (SCC) has today approved Surrey’s Climate Change Strategy, a collective... Local News
Surrey County Council is working hard to support residents and is in close partnership with a range of local councils, groups and organisations 24th April 2020 Local News
Number of people joining Surrey’s libraries doubles since lockdown 20th April 2020 The number of people joining libraries across Surrey has doubled since library buildings closed on 20th March due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Since the closure of... Local News
Leader's Council AGM Speech, May 2016 17th May 2016 Read the full transcript of SCC Leader David Hodge's speech to the Full Council AGM of 17th May 2016. Local News
The End of Surrey’s Liberal Democrats 16th May 2016 In the clearest admission yet that they are no longer a viable force in Surrey, the SCC Liberal Democrats G roup has officially disbanded with its eight Members... Local News
Leader's March Speech 15th March 2016 SCC Leader David Hodge makes his March speech to today's Full Council meeting. Full text here. Local News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
