Guildford needs lower parking charges Monday, 18 November, 2024 After running down Council finances for the last 5 years, Guildford’s Lib Dem-run Council has been making residents and our high street businesses pay the price with an unpopular £4 minimum parking charge at Council car parks, despite hundreds signing petitions against the hike. Local campaigner Alex Fiuza says ‘These parking charges put visitors off shopping and spending time in the town centre... Local News
Rural areas could be eligible for faster broadband 15th September 2020 Could you be eligible for faster broadband? Slow broadband can prove a struggle when you live in a rural area and with more and more of us working from home... Local News
New monitoring service launched to support people with dementia and carers across Surrey during pandemic 15th September 2020 People with dementia and their carers can now sign up for a new, free of charge NHS remote monitoring service offering increased support during the coronavirus... Local News
Surrey Students Getting Back to School Safely 3rd September 2020 Schools and colleges in Surrey are due to welcome all pupils back through their doors for the start of the school year this week. Schools and colleges have been... Local News
Surrey County Council appoints new Executive Director of Children, Families and Lifelong Learning 2nd September 2020 Surrey County Council (SCC) has appointed Rachael Wardell as its new Executive Director of Children, Families and Lifelong Learning. She takes up the post in... Local News
Brighter Future for Youth Clubs in Surrey 2nd September 2020 Local groups to be supported to make better use of Surrey Youth Centres Youth clubs owned and leased by Surrey County Council are to be opened up for use by... Local News
What’s your carbon footprint? SCC launches new interactive tool to reduce carbon footprint 1st September 2020 Surrey County Council has launched a new tool to help residents understand their carbon footprint and how to reduce it. The online, interactive tool shows the... Local News
Cranleigh Library set to open as more Surrey libraries to open their doors 28th August 2020 The latest from Surrey County Council. Another 12 Surrey libraries will open their doors to the public in the coming days. From Wednesday September 2, Ashtead... Local News
Surrey County Council Calls for New Tree Planting locations 26th August 2020 New Tree Planting, Send in your ideas Conservative Surrey County Council has made a commitment to facilitate the planting of 1.2M new trees over the next 10... Local News
An update on COVID-19 cases in Surrey 18th August 2020 Data is showing some rises in COVID-19 case numbers in areas of Surrey and residents should remain vigilant to slow any spread of the virus. As part of the... Local News
Rishi Sunak's Plan for Jobs: Speech in Full 9th July 2020 Our plan for jobs is about supporting people to find the jobs that are out there, creating new jobs through investing in our infrastructure and housing, and... National News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News