Residents Can Help Shape the Future of West Surrey Council – But Deadline Looms
Residents across Surrey are being invited to have their say on the future priorities of the new East Surrey and West Surrey councils and help shape how services will be delivered from April 2027. As preparations continue for the launch of the new councils on April 1,…
Residents Warned of Dangerous Plant Growing Along Ash Vale Towpath
By David Reading Hemlock water dropwort, the most poisonous plant native to Britain, has been found growing along the towpath of the Basingstoke Canal at Ash Vale and elsewhere in the area. Ash Parish Council has issued a local alert, saying: “Residents are advised not to touch…
Acrimonious Change of Leadership at Spelthorne
By James Moules local democracy reporter A Surrey district council has chosen to replace its council leader just months before the council’s abolition next spring. Cllr Joanne Sexton (Ind Spelthorne Group, Ashford East), who previously led the council, will now lead Spelthorne Borough Council until next April,…
Surrey MP Says Housing Targets Should Not Conflict with Green Belt Protection
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Changes to planning rules will fail green belt communities, particularly those near railway stations, a Surrey MP has said. New measures being introduced make it easier to build near stations classed as well connected and will see large tracts of land…
Driver Dies In Single-Vehicle Collision on A331 at Tongham
Surrey police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A331 at Tongham on Friday (October 23). Officers were called to the southbound lane just after 12.20pm following a report of a single-vehicle collision. The driver, a man in his 40s, died at the scene.…
New Traveller Site For Ash Green Gains Council Approval, Despite Objections
By James Moules local democracy reporting service A traveller site has been granted planning permission in Ash Green after council officers warned there are “no alternative sites” available within the Guildford borough. The proposals would see the land at Whitegate Copse repurposed into a residential site for…
West Horsley Residents Object, But New Housing Plans Are Approved
By James Moules local democracy reporting service Four new houses have been approved to be built in the spacious garden of an existing property in West Horsley, despite fierce opposition from residents. More than 40 people wrote to Guildford Borough Council opposing plans to build the four…
Sheerwater Project To Be Completed At Last
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter One of the worst fallouts from Woking Borough Council’s bankruptcy is set to reach its long-overdue conclusion, allowing a fractured community to finally heal. The council has agreed a series of measures it hopes will allow the project, which began with…
Trial Opens of the Two Teenagers Accused of Stoke Park Murder
The trial has opened of two teenagers accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy in Stoke Park, Guildford. Luis Guembes died of his injuries in January after being stabbed in the head, shoulder and back. One stab wound fatally pierced his stomach, severing his left kidney and hitting…
Opinion: Changes to Planning Law Remove Local Democracy
By Jane Austin Leader of the Opposition, West Surrey Shadow Council and Leader of Waverley Conservatives From this Saturday, October 31,…
Breast Cancer Care ‘Falls Short For Black Patients and People With Learning Disabilities’
Black patients and people with a learning disability face longer waiting times at key stages of breast cancer care, according to…
Dragon Interview: Head of Planning Explains Planning Process Changes
New rules affecting the way planning applications are dealt with come into force this Saturday (October 31). Already the last Planning…
Guildford Choral to Strike a Celestial Chord at G Live, Saturday, November 7
Guildford Choral presents Magnificat, a highly anticipated autumn concert following the choir’s triumphant spring season. It takes place at G Live…
Flames Keep Cup Hopes Alive in Coventry
A 5-3 regulation win at Coventry Blaze allows Flames to take over the third Challenge Cup qualification spot, but progress now…
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