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New Community Categories Added to 2026 Guildford in Bloom Competition
Guildford in Bloom has announced the launch of its annual gardening competition with new categories added for communities to recognise best practice wherever it takes place, and featuring residential, pubs, businesses, community and neighbourhood projects, as well as open spaces. It is inviting resi...
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Funding Boost for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care, has been pledged £25,ooo a year for three years by the Zurich Community Trust. It will help fund the hospice’s palliative and end of life care. It has three sites, two in Farnham, and The Beacon Centre on the site of the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford. Zurich Co...
UK touring K-Pop show coming to two Surrey towns in 2026
Tickets for the K-Pop party have gone on sale
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Opinion: A Brave New World – with No Party Politics Please
By John Ferns Whether anyone likes it or not, Guildford is moving towards a “unitary authority” model of local government, so it is timely to reflect on what works – and what does not – at parish-level governance. I am a long-standing Tongham resident of 44 years with a keen interest in loca...
‘Not Much to Report’ Following Initial Meeting with Loseley Estate on Blocked Permissive Path
By Martin Giles The manager of Loseley Estate was said to be in “listening mode” when he met with Cllr Angela Goodwin and the chairmen of St Catherine’s and Onslow Village Residents’ Associations yesterday (February 16) in Green Lane near the blocked path. See also: Blocking of Popular Field...
Notice: Healthy Guildford Day
Focus on your health…
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Letter: I Am Happy to Give Credit to the Labour Party for the Council Tax Hike
From George Potter Lib Dem borough and county councillor In response to: What the Lib Dems Did Not Mention About the GBC Budget I would like to assure Mr Creese that the Lib Dems have made more noise about this (insomuch as that we made reference to it in the council debate), than Labour councillors...
I visited Guildford's Vietnamese restaurant ahead of Lunar New Year and it felt like I was back in Asia
Everyone who dines at Pho on Lunar New Year will be in with a chance of winning a trip to Vietnam
MP Hunt Objects Formally to Taylor Wimpey’s Housing Plan For Tongham
By David Reading MP Sir Jeremy Hunt has submitted a formal objection to Taylor Wimpey’s proposal to build up to 420 homes on greenfield land at Manor Farm, Tongham. The Conservative MP for Godalming and Ash heard about the strength of local opposition when he attended a packed public meeting on Fe...
Letter: We Are Very Dismayed at Loseley Estate’s Action
From Gerry and Jill Tebbutt See: Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager Like many other residents and visitors, along with members of St. Catherine’s Village Association (SCVA), The Guildford Dragon and various local WhatsApp groups, I would ...
Letter: Onslow Residents Greatly Saddened by Loseley’s Action
From Jo Rew chair of the Onslow Village Residents Association Many Onslow Village residents will be greatly saddened to learn that all the access points to the walk along the top of the fields on the South side of the Mount, that offers such wonderful views across the Surrey Hills, have recently be...
Debate sparked over children with phones at Guildford school ahead of residential trip
Parents have raised concerns over mobile phone use on a upcoming school trip
Surrey's 'oldest' hospital ward closes as residents share artefacts from its 160-year history
It's likely that many of Guildford's older residents were born on the ward
Letter: What the Lib Dems Did Not Mention About the GBC Budget
From Brian Creese Labour Party campaigner I notice that nowhere in the Lib Dems’ triumphal accounts of their heroic balancing of the GBC budget they mention the massive contribution made by your Labour Government. Not only has Labour made more money available for local authorities but they have gi...
Highways Bulletin: Feet First into Road Safety
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. Boosting Road Safety with New Feet First Book Our Safer Travel Team recently visited Boxgrove Primary School in Gu...
The secrets of a Guildford restaurant with the 'world's best wine list outside of Italy'
The restaurant's wine list is 18 pages long and has been curated from years of scouting hidden vineyards
The tucked away farm shop and café in a quiet village just outside Guildford
You'll find it on Manor Fruit Farm
Letter: How to Ruin a Good Name and Goodwill
From Nicky Ford In response to: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling Loseley seem to be going out their way to alienate local people. Last year, during the nesting season, large swathes of woodland was cut down surrounding the very popular bluebell woods, Bummor Copse, in ...
Letter: This Is What I Have Written to the Loseley Estate Regarding the Blocked Path
From Andrew and Christine Halliday Onslow Village Residents See also: Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager I would like to share with your readers the letter I have sent to Loseley Estate regarding the closure of the footpath on the Hog’s Bac...
Letter: The Blocked Path Has Been Part of Our Lives for 60 Years
From Dr Barbara Brockway In response to: Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager My family moved to one of the bungalows beside Henley Fort in 1968, and this path has been part of our lives for nearly sixty years. The view from that ridge is truly...