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Award-winning service for Guildford's most vulnerable at risk of closure leaving users 'mortified'
News of the potential closure has been described as "devastating" with many now worried they will lose their independence
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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 ne...
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
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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...
Mayor’s Diary: May 23 to June 7
The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Jane Tyson, and Deputy Mayor, Dominique Williams. All information as supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy Mayor here. Friday, 22 May to Sunday, 7 June 2026 Saturday 23 May 12:05 The Mayor, accompanied by her Consort, Mr Paul Tyson, a...
Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 2
By Bernard Quoroll In Part 1 (click here to view), I tried to paint the bigger picture of a system of government which is losing its connection with people at every level, irrespective of individual party politics. In Part 2 I explore what this might mean in a more local context. That involve...
Conservatives Want Stronger Cross-party Scrutiny at New West Surrey Shadow Council
West Surrey Conservatives have pledged to provide “constructive but robust opposition” following the inaugural meeting of the new West Surrey Shadow Authority held on Thursday (May 21) at Millmead Council Offices in Guildford. At the meeting, Conservative councillors supported the adoption of ...
16 country pubs in Surrey with beautiful beer gardens for a sunny Bank Holiday weekend
Soak up the long-awaited sunshine in these gorgeous gardens, courtyards and terraces
Historic Meeting Marks the Start of the Major Reorganisation of Local Government
By Martin Giles The leader of the new West Surrey Shadow Authority wasted no time in trying to assure residents that localism would remain at the heart of the new council’s agenda despite the centralising nature of the Government’s local government reorganisation. The newly-elected shadow counci...
Train-hopping Burglar Now Behind Bars
A serial burglar who used the rail network to target homes across Surrey and Sussex has been brought to justice. Darren Alleyne 44, of no fixed abode, would commute to various towns across the two counties and prowl the streets looking for insecure or empty homes where he could force open a front or...
Challenges Facing Ash: Rising Costs, Council Restructuring and a New Neighbourhood Plan
By David Reading The new chair of Ash Parish Council says the future will hold strong challenges for Ash including the pressures of rising costs and complications resulting from local government reorganisation. Cllr Michael Moriarty, who takes over from Cllr Fiona White, has noted that the establish...
Missing boy, 15, not seen for four days could be in Guildford, say police
Jenson, from Derby, went missing on Monday (May 18) and police have said he could be in Guildford
No McDonald's drive thru near Surrey nature reserve as planning appeal refused
Many residents of the village made it clear that it did not want a McDonald's drive thru next to an important nature reserve
Road works 'progressing nicely' ahead of Guildford North Street pedestrianisation
The work is part of plans to bring 485 new homes to the area