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
Donate £3 to plant a tree this Christmas! 26th November 2020 Reduce the environmental impact of your Christmas tree This year, we've teamed up with various Christmas tree retailers and garden centres across Surrey to... Local News
Surrey County Council Supports National Test and Trace Programme 26th November 2020 Locally Supported Contact Tracing Starts in Surrey From today, Surrey County Council will be supporting the national Test and Trace programme by contacting... Local News
The local Covid alert level in Surrey 26th November 2020 From Wednesday, 2nd December, the whole of Surrey will be placed into tier 2, the High Local Covid Alert Level. The High alert level is for areas with a higher... Local News
Surrey County Council awarded White Ribbon accreditation for domestic abuse work 25th November 2020 Surrey County Council’s commitment to tackling domestic abuse and violence has been recognised with White Ribbon accredited status. White Ribbon UK is part of a... Local News
COVID-19 daily data dashboard – November 24 24th November 2020 Surrey County Council has issued its latest data dashboard highlighting the latest figures for cases of COVID-19 in the county. The figures show both the number... Local News
County Council boost to bring in cleaner, greener buses 24th November 2020 A new scheme backed by £49m of county council funding, has been announced today (24 November 2020) to accelerate the introduction of ultra-low and zero emission... Local News
£100m Your Fund Surrey launches today 24th November 2020 Surrey County Council’s £100m Your Fund Surrey has launched (Monday 16 November), in an unprecedented move to give power and influence to local communities... Local News
Proposed weight limit to restrict HGV journeys through Farnham 23rd November 2020 A 7.5 tonne weight limit could be imposed in Farnham to restrict HGVs from diverting through the town via Castle Street, Folly Hill and Upper Hale Road, under... Local News
Funding confirmed for A320 Chertsey to Ottershaw improvements 16th November 2020 Funding worth £41.8 million to make significant improvements to the A320 between Chertsey and Ottershaw has been confirmed. Surrey County Council and Runnymede... Local News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News