Surrey County Council is to receive £12m from the Department for Transport to spend on improving the county’s bus services.

The money is likely to be used to generate more frequent buses on popular routes, protect services in rural areas and improve punctuality.

The council said 26 million journeys were made by bus in Surrey in 2023.

It forms part of about £1bn government funding which is being invested in services across England, outside of London.

720 New School Places Created In Surrey

720 new school places are set to be created by the council as part of the biggest investment program in surreys history.

The council’s Cabinet will consider proposals to boost capacity at six schools including schools in the reigate area.

Surrey needs to find 16,000 extra school places by 2018 because of a rise in demand from an increasing birth rate. Of those, the council is aiming to create up to 3,000 by next September.