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More Flood Pictures – The Shalford Set

A bicycle can be a better form of transport when there is lots of water about. So it proved this morning as we rode a circuit of Shalford to see…

Guildford Flood 2013 – Town Centre Gallery

The following pictures were taken in the late afternoon/early evening of Christmas Eve as the flood waters were approaching their peak……

Guildford Transmitter Without Mains Power

Engineers at the Guildford transmission mast on the Hog’s Back have said that the station has been without mains power since 11pm yesterday (December 23). Emergency generators which arrived at…

Surrey Police Finance Head Wins Appeal Following ‘Misconduct’ Dismissal

The Head of Finance for Surrey Police has today been re-instated following a successful appeal against his dismissal from the force. In November, a misconduct board was held in respect…

Flood Alert Issued for Guildford as River Wey Breaks Banks in Town Centre

The River Wey has overflowed into Millmead car park this morning (December 24) as water from yesterday’s continuous rainfall drains into the river basin and moves downstream. The footbridge at…

Opinion: Vet School Will Not Preclude the Construction of Further Student Accommodation

By Greg Melly, Vice-President, University of Surrey I read with interest Rob Burch’s opinion piece “Will New Vet School Slow Down Accommodation Construction?” There are, in my view, some points…

Train Hits Tree on Mainline as Guildford is Lashed by Storm – Flood Alerts Issued

A train hit a tree brought down this evening (December 23), by St Catherine’s tunnel just south of the Guildford, in a storm that has brought increasing wind and rain…

Letter: St Albans Case Shows Green Belt Is Still Protected

Susan Parker Chairman of a residents’ association near Shere, and part of the Save Shere, Gomshall and Abinger campaign. Guildford Greenbelt Guardians or ‘GGG’, is a newly formed group of…

Letter: Restrict Off-Campus Student Accommodation To Save The Green Belt

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman Guildford is now a university town. So are Oxford and Manchester, and like both of these cities we are experiencing problems, such as the loss…

Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Having Explosives in St Catherine’s

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of having items in relation to explosives following an incident at a Guildford hostel this afternoon (Friday, December 20). Officers…