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
Halfway Point for Surrey Broadband 28th March 2014 Surrey's goal of giving everyone in the County access to superfast broadband by the end of 2014 has reached the halfway mark, meaning that the number of homes... Local News
Over 80% of Surrey's Schools Rated as 'outstanding' or 'good' 28th March 2014 Recent Ofsted inspections have shown that more than 80% of Surrey’s state schools are outstanding or good, after 313 of Surrey County Council’s primary and... Local News
New School for Surrey! 27th March 2014 A brand new secondary school for at least 900 pupils is to be built in Surrey and opened in 2017 as the county council continues its largest-ever schools... Local News
Cash boost for flood-hit Surrey roads 20th March 2014 The Government has given Surrey County Council a £5.3 million boost towards its £15 million bill to fix flood-damaged roads , the eighth-highest in England. Local News
Surrey and Croydon in joint flooding plan 18th March 2014 Surrey join forces with other local councils to ask the Department for the Environment to give £1 million from a flood relief pot to build up to four permanent... Local News
Surrey Apprentice Scheme Hits 500! 13th March 2014 Following the success of National Apprenticeship Week, Surrey County Council has announced that the 500th apprentice to be recruited through their scheme to get... Local News
Lib Dems Oppose Budget - again! 11th February 2014 For the second year in a row, Surrey's Lib Dems have voted against the spending priorities put forward in this year's budget. Local News
Leader Announces New Campaign to Combat Litter 10th December 2013 David Hodge, the Leader of Conservative-run Surrey County Council used his Leader's statement at Full Council today to announce the launch of a new campaign... Local News
Surrey County Council continues to deliver 10th December 2013 At today's meeting of the County Council, Leader David Hodge outlined the financial challenges facing the authority and confirmed recent successes of the... Local News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
