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
Surrey libraries celebrate start of national Libraries Week by extending opening hours 4th October 2020 From Surrey County Council A raft of Surrey’s libraries will be opening their doors to the public for longer hours from Monday to celebrate the start of... Local News
Surrey’s virtual wellbeing and mental health interactive hub brings people together 2nd October 2020 From Surrey County Council The online wellbeing hub which enables Surrey residents to access a range of mental health and emotional wellbeing sessions virtually... Local News
Spelthorne comes off government watchlist 1st October 2020 From Surrey County Council The government has announced today that due to a fall in coronavirus infections, Spelthorne Borough has been take off the national... Local News
Five new firefighters graduate in Surrey 30th September 2020 From Surrey County Council The latest group of new recruits have celebrated passing their training with Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) this week. A... Local News
Surrey County Council invests £36m to create hundreds of additional specialist school places 29th September 2020 From Surrey County Council Surrey’s children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are set to benefit from a much broader... Local News
Update on Waverley Borough Council 28th September 2020 Update on Waverley Borough Council Clearly we are all still in the throes of the Covid pandemic, so that is the main focus of the Council's attention at present... Local News
Angela Richardson leads local Conservative teams for the Great British September Clean on 26th September 26th September 2020 Angela Richardson leads local Conservative teams for the Great British September Clean on 26th September. Keep Britain Tidy run initiatives each year to... Articles
An update on COVID-19 cases in Surrey 25th September 2020 Data is showing some rises in COVID-19 case numbers in some areas of Surrey and residents should remain vigilant to slow any spread of the virus. We are... Local News
New adoption campaign to help Surrey children looking for new families 16th September 2020 From Surrey County Council: Adoption agencies across the country have joined forces to launch a nationwide recruitment campaign to raise awareness of adoption... Local News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National 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