Police Investigate as Catapult Attack on Wildlife Causes Outrage Across Ash
By David Reading Four teenagers with catapults are reported to have been firing at ducks on the Basingstoke Canal at Ash Vale – seriously injuring one of them. Surrey police have confirmed that they received a report on Sunday (April 13) at around 4pm. Today (Thursday) they…
Chester Bridge Project: Ash Church Road Is Now Open Again
By David Reading The roads near Ash Station that were closed for resurfacing work in February as part of the Chester Bridge project were reopened to traffic earlier today (Wednesday). The major works in Ash Church Road and Foreman Road were carried out as part of Phase…
Royal Surrey Patients Complain Changes Won’t Fix Underlying Parking Problem
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The Royal Surrey County Hospital is launching a new system to make parking “easier’ – but patients and visitors have slammed the NHS site saying it is “impossible to park”, with some patients claiming they are missing appointments because of parking…
Guildford A Top Location To Start A Business, Study Shows
Guildford has been named as the best English location outside London for starting a business in 2025. A study, conducted by business energy experts Utility Bidder, analysed factors such as GDP, business survival rates, transport links and office efficiency ratings to reveal the best and worst regions…
Ash Is Planning To Commemorate VE Anniversary With Community Event
Ash Parish Council will be holding a community event in May to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The council is inviting residents to the Ash Centre in Ash Hill Road, where people will be encouraged to meet and discuss past experiences, as well…
Councillor’s Resignation Triggers By-Election In Ash
By David Reading A by-election will be held to elect a new member of Ash Parish Council to replace Sara Badger in the Ash South Ward. Ms Badger, who was co-opted as an Independent on to the parish council in June 2023, has recently resigned. In her…
Wildlife Group Plans To Release Beavers To Revive Surrey Wetlands
By David Reading Conservationists have launched a major project to release beavers into the wild in Surrey. Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) believes bringing back this long-lost native species could revive wetland habitats for plants and animals on a large scale. The SWT is asking people to back the…
Ash Bridge Project: Contractors Battle To Iron Out Road Surface Problems
By David Reading The contractors working on the Ash road bridge project have announced that “additional work” on the recently-closed Ash Church Road has to be done before it can be reopened. Last week, it appeared a new surface was in place, paving the way for the…
The Night Tom Jones Rocked Woking’s Atalanta Ballroom
By Woking history researcher Mark Coxhead, with David Rose Saturday, February 26, 1965 was a night to remember in the swinging Sixties of Woking, when Tom Jones and his band played at the Atalanta Ballroom in Commercial Road. It was the same night that it was revealed…
Explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley and His Grand Funeral in London and Pirbright
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The great explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, is…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.325
By Malcolm Fincham High pressure continue to dominate the UK during the first weeks of April bringing with it some warm…
Council Leader Slams New Local Government Reorganisation Options
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The leader of one Surrey borough council has said that the devolution process should not…
Farnham’s NatWest Winebar Battle
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A grade II listed former NatWest building will be turned into housing despite fears the…
Local Music Legends with David Rose, Live at Jacobs Well Club, Saturday, April 19
Guildford music legends Mick ‘Duggo’ Douglas and John Kelly, plus lesser legend David Rose, are gigging at Jacobs Well Village Hall…
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