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Plans for 234 Homes That ‘Could Overload Road and Water Networks’ Refused
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Plans for 234 homes that would have “sprawled into the essential boundary between Godalming, Milford and Eashing” have been rejected despite warnings Guildford Borough Council lose a costly appeal. Developers Ashill Land had hoped to build the new proj...
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Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 3
By Bernard Quoroll Former local authority CEO I ended my last Insights commentary by mentioning the announcement by the new West Surrey Council leader of a brave new localising agenda at the first meeting of the shadow council on 21st May. It was the meeting where political posts were filled an...
Couple Behind Bars After Causing Death by Dangerous Driving
A couple have been jailed for causing the death of a motorcyclist near Guildford. Justin Whelan, 33, and Kayleigh Grant, 37, have been jailed for a combined total of 13 years following a fatal collision in Westwood Lane, Wanborough, on October 14, 2023. Whelan, driving a blue Ford Mondeo, lost contr...
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Rogue Builders Brought to Justice
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Crooks from a £331,000 rogue builder network that “profited from the exploitation of elderly and vulnerable people” have been sentenced. In 2019, fraudsters targeting people across Surrey, Essex and London pressured their victims into paying large amo...
Plans for 74-bed care home opposite 550 home Surrey development as land sold
The land has been sold to a healthcare contractor with plans to build a luxury care home already approved
Letter: Electoral Commission Guidance Needs To Be Clear
From Adam Aaronson In response to: Questions Raised About Successful West Surrey Candidate’s Eligibility The link in the article shows that the Electoral Commission guidance was last updated in 2023, which was before elections for the new authorities were established. It could be that when the new...
Summary of GBC Planning Decisions – May 27 2026
Guildford Borough Council has provided the following summary of the decisions taken by the Planning Committee at their meeting in Millmead on Wednesday, May 27. The webcast of the meeting, with links to papers, can be found here: https://guildford.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1084971 ...
Questions Raised About Successful West Surrey Candidate’s Eligibility
By Martin Giles Questions have been raised about the eligibility of a Liberal Democrat councillor who successfully stood in Guildford in the recent West Surrey Shadow Council elections. The candidate in question, Joanne Shaw, was elected to the new shadow authority as a member representing Guildford...
'UK's first' green bridge opens over Surrey A3 offering walkers and wildlife safe passage
It is possibly one of country's most unique motorway bridges and you'll find it not far from Guildford
New Heathland Bridge Officially Opened at A3/M25 Junction 10
By Chris Dick The A3 “Cockcrow Bridge” was officially opened yesterday (May 25). The green bridge, planted with heathland flora, cost £3.7 million to built – just over one per cent of the overall £317 million cost of the M25, Junction 10, expansion. Measuring 68 metres in length and 30 metre...
Award-winning service for Guildford's most vulnerable at risk of closure leaving users 'mortified'
News of the closure has been described as "devastating" with many now worried they will lose their independence
Woman And Child Face Abuse During Incident At Supermarket Car Park
Surrey police are appealing for witnesses following an altercation in a supermarket car park during which a woman and her child were verbally abused. The woman was also spat at during the incident at Morrisons in East Hill, Oxted. The altercation, which took place towards the front of the store near...
End in sight for temporary traffic lights on Guildford A-road, gas company says
Gas works on the Guildford a-road began earlier this month, with the temporary traffic lights causing delays
Police Condemn Menace Of Rural Crime After Farm Animal Is Stolen And Killed
Surrey police are appealing for witnesses following an incident where a lamb is suspected to have been stolen and killed in a field off Pirbright Road, Normandy. The police said in a statement this week: “Rural crime has a significant impact on local livelihoods and animal welfare, and we take rep...
Guilfest returns to Surrey's Stoke Park this summer with Sophie Ellis Bexter headlining line up
Rudimental will be revving up the crowds over the two-day music festival too
Mysterious Guildford lamb death sparks police investigation
Officers believe the baby sheep was stolen and killed
Guildford Cathedral Invites Girls to Experience the Joy of Singing
Guildford Cathedral will be welcoming girls aged 9–18 to a special open night for girl choristers in June. The event will offer them the chance to step inside the world of Cathedral music and experience what it’s like to be part of one of the region’s leading choirs. Led by acclaimed vocal coa...
The Blockheads at the Boileroom: More Ian Dury than Ian Dury
Dragon Review by Charles Whiting Ozzy Osbourne once famously quipped of a tribute band: “They sound more Black Sabbath than us”. And so it is with The Blockheads’ current frontman Mike Bennett – he does a better impersonation of Ian Dury than Ian Dury. However this is no copy band, but a con...
Increased capacity on Surrey to London services as new look Great British Railway train unveiled
SWR has got a new train to mark its first day in public ownership
Witness Appeal Following Serious Collision
A motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries this evening (May 23) following a “single vehicle collision”. Police officers were called to Old Epsom Road in East Clandon shortly before 5.15pm following a report of a road accident. Road closures were in place for s...