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
Leader reaffirms commitment to delivery at Full Council 11th July 2023 At Full Council today, Surrey County Council Leader, Tim Oliver reaffirmed his commitment to delivery on residents' priorities. This includes: Creating more SEN... Local News
Half price bus fares for under 20s in Surrey 3rd July 2023 Young people aged 20 and under are now entitled to 50% off all bus journeys across Surrey. A new ‘LINK’ card has been developed by Surrey County Council which... Local News
SCC marks £16m investment in hydrogen buses, improving bus travel and reducing emissions in Surrey 30th June 2023 Yesterday, Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure & Economy, marked Surrey County Council's £16m investment in 34 hydrogen buses, to improve... Local News
Surrey allocated £10.6m funding from the Household Support Fund 20th June 2023 Surrey County Council has been allocated a further £10.6m funding to continue to support the county’s most vulnerable households. The funding comes from the... Local News
Kerbside electric vehicle charging trial launched in Surrey 19th June 2023 On Thursday 15th June, Surrey County Council launched the trial of two domestic kerbside electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for Surrey residents who do... Local News
Celebrating two years of Period Dignity in Surrey 1st June 2023 Surrey County Council and Binti International celebrated the two-year anniversary of the ground-breaking Period Dignity initiative yesterday at Staines Library... Local News
Tim Oliver: Farnham's cycling and walking plans are about to take a big step forwards... 31st May 2023 There have been a lot of opinions expressed in the pages of the Herald recently about the future of walking and cycling routes in Farnham, so I wanted to start... Local News
Court allows additional grounds for challenge in ULEZ Judicial Review 30th May 2023 On 26th May, the High Court announced it will allow further grounds for challenge as part of a Judicial Review by a coalition of councils into the proposed... Local News
Leader's Council Statement to Full Council - 23rd May 24th May 2023 At Full Council yesterday, Surrey County Council Leader Tim Oliver announced a number of actions we're taking to deliver on residents' priorities including... Local News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National News
2022 Spring Forum to be hosted in Blackpool 10th July 2020 Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP, has today announced the Conservative Party will host its Spring Forum in Blackpool in 2022. National 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