Keith Witham

Surrey Police Roads Officers are carrying out proactive drink and drug operations this summer 👇

🚔 Surrey Roads Policing officers are carrying out proactive drink and drug driving operations this summer.

If you gamble with driving under the influence, expect to get caught.

🎰 Lose the licence.
💷 Face the fines.
❌ Risk lives.

Not worth it.

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Surrey County Council launches new service to help carers maximise their income.

The County Council has launched a new free service to help carers identify all the financial support available to them and make sure they are maximising savings and benefits they may be entitled to.

The confidential advice line is funded by the county council and delivered by the Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (SWRU). SWRU is a Woking-based charity and member of Citizens Advice. They specialise in giving independent guidance on welfare benefits and related issues

Caring can affect people’s finances. This is not just due to the extra costs that can come with supporting someone, but also because carers sometimes need to move away from full-time employment.

The new income maximisation service ensures Surrey’s 90,000+ unpaid carers can access clear, expert and impartial guidance to strengthen their financial wellbeing, both online and over the phone.

Carers will work with specialist advisors and receive personalised strategies to build their understanding of the financial help available and how to access it. The tailored guidance covers such areas as:

- Money advice
- Debt support/referral to specialist services
- Energy advice
- Charging policies
- Grant opportunities
- Benefits advice, including entitlement checks, form completion where needed, and support with challenges or appeals
-Carers in crisis or those with more complex and urgent needs will be prioritised.

Carers can sometimes miss out on support, especially in the early stages when they may not yet see themselves as carers. Our goal is to promote carers’ rights and make sure those who support others get the help they need.

The income maximisation service helps carers make the most of their finances. By learning about the sources of support available, carers can be assured they’re accessing every opportunity they’re entitled to.

Maria Zealey, Chief Officer for SWRU, added: “We are committed to helping Surrey carers avoid debt and poverty-related issues. The benefits system is complex, but our skilled advisers are here to help.”

The income maximisation service can be reached directly by calling 01483 492 939 or emailing [email protected]. Hearing-impaired residents using textphones or the Relay app should call 18001 01483 492 939.

More sources of benefit advice and other support can be found on the ‘Help for carers’ webpage on the Surrey County Council website.

SWRU team members Fernanda and Drew are ready and waiting to help Surrey’s carers find ways to improve their finances

Do you want to find out more about progress with the new West Surrey council?

Shadow Authorities in Surrey are now making plans for the new East and West Surrey councils, ready for when they take over the delivery of services on 1 April 2027.

Surrey County Council is keeping residents informed. There is lots of information about what the Shadow Authorities are, when they're meeting and key decisions they are making on the Future Surrey website. Here, you can browse dates and times for future meetings.

You can also find links for meeting papers (published at least 1 week before the meeting) and watch webcasts of the meetings live. They will also be available to view online for six months afterwards, so you can catch up with the latest discussions.

The next meeting for the Shadow Cabinet Executive is happening on 9th June for West Surrey.

Find out more:
West Surrey: https://orlo.uk/uEuej

From Surrey Fire and Rescue.

A look back at the past year 📊

From safe and well visits to lessons taught and incidents attended, these numbers reflect the work happening across Surrey.

Already more than bored of this Labour so called "leadership" drama - how it is entertaining to watch mediocre people like Andy Burnham, Ed Miliband and Keir Starmer fight it out to see how they can offer their lefties more goodies to vote for them whilst in the meanwhile all hard working people get screwed by their tax rises, inflation and the fact that they are bringing back the principle of Digital ID as outlined in the King's Speech despite THREE MILLION Brits signing a petition against it, as well as removing the right to a jury trial also in the King's Speech.

I await the by-election, hopefully to see Reform win , and Andy Burnham looking very upset. In the meanwhile we get endless news of Andy, Ed and Keir, Wes and Angela, which is beyond dull but also totally embarrassing on the world stage. None will be better than Starmer, as they are all losers.