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Notices: Flat Life Exhibition – New House Art Space
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Highways Bulletin: Feet First into Road Safety for Children
The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here.Walking Training programme is helping more children than ever learn how to walk safely on our roads. Aimed at child...
Elmbridge Leader Remains Upbeat as Council Faces Its Impending Demise
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Mike Rollings has outlined Elmbridge Borough Council’s goals for 2026 in a New Year message to residents with strong ambitions that “it’s coming home”. The council leader has promised next year will be a renewed focus on strengthening community from p...
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Another Surrey Council Leader Bids Adieu
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Another local council leader has bid adieu and the last months of sole control loom for Surrey’s district and borough councils. The Government announced in October that Surrey Heath Borough Council’s lights will finally go out after 50-plus years of de...
Surrey temperatures could 'feel like -9C' as six days of freezing weather expected
The Met Office is forecasting that it will feel as cold as -9C on multiple mornings in the next few days
Pedestrian in His 20s Dies After New Year’s Day Collision
A pedestrian in his early 20s died on New Year’s Day after a collision involving a car on the Farnham Bypass. Police were called to Station Hill at 1.10am following reports of the collision at the traffic lights on the bypass between South Street and Station Hill. The man was taken to hospital whe...
The Surrey burger restaurant named among the best of 2025
'This is a place that is hyped for good reason'
Snow Forecast to Arrive with 2026 – Yellow Weather Warnings Issued
By Martin Giles The New Year is set to arrive with snow and a blast of Arctic air. One to two centimetres of snow could fall across Surrey and other parts of the South East, according to the Meterological Office which has issued a Yellow Warning for an area stretching from North Wales through the [...
Letter: Happy New Year to All at Guildford City FC
From Olly Azad In response to: City Hold Out for Well-earned Point Against League Leaders Absolutely chuffed to bits to see Guildford City win their match against Thatcham Town in time for Christmas. This was followed by another fantastic game in which City thoroughly deserved a point against league...
Snow and ice set to hit Surrey as Met Office issues yellow weather warning
'It looks like we're in for a taste of 'winter' as we welcome in the New Year'
Surrey's iconic lost nightclubs including one named among UK's most tragic
Generations have spent their New Year's inside Surrey's nightclubs, but many of these beloved establishments no longer exist
Cold Weather Alert Brings Urgent Message: ‘Use A&E Only In Serious Cases’
Health officials are urging people across Surrey to avoid using hospital A&E departments except in serious cases, as the onset of cold weather puts added pressure on health services. People are being urged to “choose the right NHS service for their health needs”, helping to ensure urgent a...
Police seek witnesses after Guildford church burgled
Anyone with information is urged to contact police
The Surrey pubs, restaurants and businesses that closed for the last time in 2025
There are many beloved pubs and businesses that left our towns and villages this year
Letter: Progress Has Slowed on Guildford’s Station Development for Reasons Not Made Public
From Alistair Smith chair The Guildford Society Lottie Harding, in her comment on Andrew Halliday’s letter: One of the Ugliest Buildings Guildford Has Seen, asks why it is taking Solum so long to build out their development at Guildford Station. Progress has slowed down for reasons that are have ...
Guildford hailed as the UK’s 'Chicken Nugget capital' by Burger King with the town ordering more than anywhere else
Guildford ordered more chicken nuggets than any other region of the UK according to Burger King®'s data
Letter: Will Our Grandchildren Forgive Us for Neglecting Infrastructure?
From Anthony Mallard In response to: Large, Controversial Developments Planned for Guildford – Will Infrastructure Cope? I first came to Guildford in 1954, aged six, to spend time with my cousins. I came to live in Guildford some 32 years later, in 1986. At that time the slip road joining the A3 t...
Full plans for Guildford's North Street redevelopment project in 2026
From major road works to entire new buildings take a look at what is scheduled to happen in 2026
Waverley Waves Goodbye
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Waverley Borough Council leader Paul Follows (Lib Dem, Godalming Central & Ockford) said there was still a lot of work to be done to ensure residents remained proud to call the area home before its merger with neighbouring, debt-ridden, authorities. ...
Letter: The Planning Madness Continues
From Jim Allen In response to: Large, Controversial Developments Planned for Guildford – Will Infrastructure Cope? There will be no extra drinking water until the river Severn to Thames raw water transfer is achieved at a date unknown. Every new home uses 130 per cent more than existing homes. No ...