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All the Surrey school roads where traffic restrictions including cameras and permits are proposed
Traffic restrictions known as "School Streets" schemes could be introduced in towns across the county
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Guildford pub planned for iconic riverside mill confirms planned opening timeline
Work on the conversion could get started this summer
Snow and sleet weather forecast for Surrey as rain temporarily set to stop
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Letter: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling
From Lorimer Burn chairman of the St Catherine’s Village Association Action recently taken to block access to a well-used path really concerns me. I live in Guildown, on the western edge of Guildford. It’s a 15-minute walk into town and a five-minute walk up onto the Hog’s Back behind me. I wr...
Plan to build drive-thru McDonald's next to Surrey nature reserve returns as fast food giant appeals planning refusal
The fast-food giant wants to build the drive-thru on land between Guildford and Farnham
Woking Council Tax Payers Face Another Hike – But Budget Will Not Service Huge Debt
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Band D council tax payers in Woking are expected to pay more than £2,500 a year for the first time after the latest round of rate rises. Last year, the average bill for homeowners was £2,482 but rises by Surrey County Council, Surrey Police, and Woking B...
Letter: Libraries Need Not Be Silent But Need To Be Used with Consideration For Others
From the Guildford Library Team In response to: Libraries Need Not Be Silent Mr Dover is absolutely right, long gone is the era of libraries being silent spaces where no-one dare utter a word and conversations needing to be carried out in hushed whispers. In fact, in libraries we encourage youngster...
Letter: New Unitary Councillors Will Face a Steep and Ongoing Learning Curve
From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Poor Councillor Attendance at Local Plan Workshop Was A ‘Kick in the Teeth’ for the Organisers The implications of councillor attendance go much deeper than just town planning. The new unitary council which replaces GBC will have a revenue budget approaching ...
New University Vice-Chancellor Formally Installed by the Duke of Kent
Guildford Cathedral played host as town and gown came together to see the formal installation of Professor Stephen Jarvis as Surrey’s sixth Vice-Chancellor by the Duke of Kent, who has been the University’s Chancellor since 1976. In a ceremony that fused a message about the dual research and tea...
Closure of major Guildford road near A3 cancelled due to wet weather
The overnight closure will no longer take place this week
Poor Councillor Attendance at Local Plan Workshop Was A ‘Kick in the Teeth’ for the Organisers
By Martin Giles The leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group has added his support to a complaint by a Residents for Guildford & Villages councillor that the level of attendance at a recent GBC Local Plan workshop was poor. He said it was a “kick in the teeth” to council officers who had spen...
Bishop of Guildford announces inoperable cancer diagnosis as diocese asks for prayers
The Diocese of Guildford have asked everyone to keep the Bishop and his family in their "thoughts and prayers during this extremely challenging time"
Popular Ockham Pub Is Getting a Six-Figure Makeover
The Black Swan pub in Ockham will reopen this spring following a full refurbishment inside and out. The venue closed temporarily on Monday (February 9) for the refurbishment, costing a six-figure sum, to begin. The proposed reopening date is March 6. A relaunch party open to the public is being plan...
Guildford man charged with racially abusing officer at asylum hotel protest
He has been prohibited from publishing content on YouTube relating to the hotel
Guildford pub that once hosted Rolling Stones and Status Quo reopens with a 'brilliant new look'
The pub is well-known for hosting chart topping music acts in the 60s
Opinion: Seven Years of Inaction Is Not Good Enough
By Cllr Daniel Husseini Conservative Waverley borough councillor for Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse Since my election to Waverley Borough Council, I have pushed hard for progress on the redevelopment of Broadwater Park in Farncombe. It is very frustrating to see yet more delays to this vital...
Major Guildford road near A3 to close overnight twice this week with more roadworks planned
It is the main road connecting Guildford to Woking as well as a route onto the A3
Letter: Guildford Should Have a Proper Football Ground
From Andrew Backhurst In response to: Spectrum Update Begins On Thursday, February 12, it will be 52 years since Guildford City FC played their last game at their Joseph Road ground, and Guildford Borough Council allowing a housing development to be built on the site without finding the football clu...
MP Hunt Says He Will Oppose Taylor Wimpey’s Housing Plans For Tongham
By David Reading Sir Jeremy Hunt has announced that he will be joining residents of Tongham in submitting a formal objection to Taylor Wimpey’s application to build up to 420 homes on farmland at Manor Farm, on the edge of the village. The Conservative MP for Godalming and Ash made his comments af...
I stopped in Surrey village that shares its name with a French region and there was one lovely similarity
I spent the morning in the rural neighbourhood just outside Guildford for the very first time