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Matt Furniss

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County Councillor for Shalford
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth
Guildford Borough Councillor for Pilgrims
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Matt has lived in Guildford for over 12 years. He was educated locally at Boxgrove Primary School and George Abbot School before graduating the University of Surrey after studying Politics and International Relations. Matt now works for an organic food company.

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New funding to boost Surrey’s businesses and economy

Monday, 7 April, 2025
Funding worth millions is now available from Surrey County Council for innovative ideas to drive growth across Surrey.Businesses, employer representative groups and partner organisations (including SCC teams) are all invited to apply for investment from the new Economic Growth Fund.Up to £7 million
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Surrey Taskforce calls on Government to help reduce disruptive utility works

Monday, 31 March, 2025
Surrey County Council, along with National Highways and six major utility providers, has called on the Department for Transport (DfT) to make changes to systems and processes to reduce the negative impact of emergency utility works across the county.Last year, Surrey County Council established a cri
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Safer school journeys for children across Surrey

Thursday, 20 March, 2025
Children at twenty-two schools across the county are now benefiting from safer journeys to and from school, following a £3m investment to improve road safety and encourage more walking, cycling and wheeling.Improvements include a range of measures designed to create safer and more accessible routes
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Sinkhole in Godstone (Updated)

Monday, 24 February, 2025
Update 24.02.25Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth, said: “Surrey County Council’s highways teams are continuing to work around the clock to manage the sinkhole incident in Godstone High Street.”“Specialist ground penetrating radar equipment to carry out further
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Grass cutting to get going early following £1.5m investment injection

Monday, 10 February, 2025
Grass cutting across the county will begin next week to keep pedestrians and drivers safe.Surrey’s annual grass cutting programme will begin three weeks earlier this year to get ahead of the growing season and to ensure six cuts are delivered in urban areas and two in rural settings.
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First for Surrey as AI takes to the road to spot potholes

Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
Surrey County Council will now use AI to detect potholes to help speed up road repairs across the county.Computer vision cameras fitted to dashboards inside highways vehicles will spot and photograph potholes which will then be automatically recorded for repair.
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Spring clean starts early in Surrey

Friday, 29 November, 2024
A series of additional highways improvements will take place over the autumn and winter to enhance the appearance and condition of Surrey’s roads and pavements.    Extra highways teams are being mobilised across the county to improve pathways, roadsides and rural areas.
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First ever Surrey Careers Hub Conference brings employers and educators closer together

Saturday, 23 November, 2024
Bridging the gap between education and employment to boost opportunities for all was the focus of the first ever Surrey Careers Hub conference.Up to 70 representatives from employers, schools, colleges and training providers attended the event last week at Nescot College in Epsom.The aim was to cele
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Bus services in Surrey to be boosted with £12m investment

Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
Surrey County Council has been allocated £12,074,800 from the Department for Transport, to further improve and protect local buses.
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Surrey’s gritters gear up for winter

Thursday, 14 November, 2024
Surrey’s team of gritter drivers are now available 24/7 to help keep residents moving during the colder months.Our 39 state-of-the art gritting vehicles are ready to grit the county’s busiest routes before and during severe weather, using the 10,000 tonnes of salt stored at our four Surrey depo
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