As Ash Allotments Plan Abandoned, Resident Says Questions Need To Be Answered
By David Reading A resident of Tongham has expressed his “deep concern” over what he sees as Guildford Borough Council’s failure to enforce a legal obligation on Bewley Homes to deliver an allotment on the new Ash Lodge Park Estate. John Ferns has written to GBC’s Lead…
Police Appeal for Help To Find Wanted Man Following Serious Assault
Surrey Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding 22-year-old Toby Elrick, who is wanted on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm following a serious assault in Guildford. Toby is six feet in height with an average build and has dark blonde or light brown hair,…
Police Seek Witnesses After Woman Is Sexually Assaulted
Police are appealing for witnesses following a report of a sexual assault in Guildford. The offence took place on the corner of Stocton Road and Stoke Road on Tuesday, August 12, at around 10pm. Police said a man is reported to have approached a woman and groped…
Caravan Encampment Arrives at Stoke Park – Police ‘Monitoring The Situation’
Around 30 caravans and 28 other vehicles that arrived at Stoke Park on Tuesday evening were still there today (August 15). A statement from Surrey police said: “We are aware of the unauthorised encampment. “Officers visited the site and will continue to monitor the situation while working…
CPRE Calls for Government Re-think on ‘Grey Belt’ Definition
By Martin Giles The Surrey Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is calling on Surrey’s councillors and Members of Parliament to join together in pressuring the government to change its definition of what constitutes ‘grey belt’ land. The countryside charity is also urging its…
Surrey Police To Use Facial Recognition To Detect Suspects
Surrey Police is one of seven forces who will deploy live facial recognition vehicles to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced. Cameras in the vans will scan faces of those walking past and look for matches against…
Surrey Sports Park Switches on Solar Array to Help Meet Net Zero Target
By Alex Pack Surrey Sports Park has switched on a rooftop solar array of more than 1,500 panels on Monday (August 11), which, the University of Surrey says, could supply up to 30 per cent of the centre’s electricity. The system, installed on one of Guildford’s largest…
How Guildford Marked VJ Day When The Second World War Came To An End
Today, August 15, 2025, marks the 8oth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Below is a local history story we originally published five years ago on the occasion of the 75th anniversary, now updated accordingly. By David Rose August 15, 2025 marks the 80th…
Bramley Using Asda Compensation Money to Help Recover from a ‘Tough Couple of Years’
By Bartholomew Little The Bramley community has already used most of the money given by Asda in compensation for the major disruption caused by last year’s fuel leak at its petrol station at Bramley crossroads. More than £330,000 of the £512,000 has so far been directed to local…
Green Plot Sale to Raise Money for Cash-strapped Surrey Heath
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter More than 1,200 square metres of community green land is being made available for housing…
Threads Through The Cross Textile Art at Guildford Cathedral
Threads Through the Cross, a nationally acclaimed textile exhibition by Jacqui Parkinson, will be on display at Guildford Cathedral between September…
Teens Turbocharge STEM Skills at Surrey Summer School
By Joshua Brown Sixty local school pupils have spent part of their summer picking up circuits and soldering irons, taking part…
Back in Time to Pyrford Court and its Magnificence English Gardens
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The Grade II listed Pyrford Court and its grounds is probably best known as a…
Book Fans Will Be All Over the Paper Moon
By Alice Fowler After a gap of over 20 years, Guildford has a new independent bookshop, Paper Moon. The shop in…
Guildford Design Awards 2025 On Track for Autumn Presentations
Judging is well underway for the Guildford Design Awards 2025 Projects completed in Guildford over the previous two years entered in…
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