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Ash Planning Decision – How the Councillors Voted – Includes Absentees

Below is a list showing how councillors voted on the motion to refuse the planning application for 400 new homes in Ash (source – Guildford Borough Council): For refusal of…

‘Appalling Behaviour’ v. ‘I Stand By My Comment’ – Reactions to Ash Planning Meeting

With the dust barely settled, key players gave their reaction to Tuesday night’s stormy meeting that passed a planning application for 400 new homes in Ash. Council Leader Stephen Mansbridge…

As Insults Fly, Council Approves Plan For 400 New Houses in Ash

In a rancorous and lengthy meeting tonight (September 24), councillors voted, by a narrow margin, to approve outline planning permission for a major housing development on a green field site…

Another Exciting Cycling Victory for Cavendish as Wiggins Retains Race Lead At Guildford

Guildford witnessed another exciting cycling race finish today, bringing back memories of last year’s Olympic and Tour of Britain events. Mark Cavendish once again showed his sprinting prowess as he…

Council Go-ahead for Next Step Towards A Local Plan

Guildford Borough Council has taken an important decision in preparation for the much anticipated Local Plan. Councillors approved last night (September 17) the Local Plan Strategy and Sites Issues and…

Woman Airlifted To Hospital Following A3 Collision

A pedestrian, believed to be a local woman in her late forties, has been airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London suffering with serious internal injuries following a collision with…

Review: Rough Justice – Yvonne Arnaud

by Amy Yorston Courtroom drama is popular on our television screens in all manner of formats. In the theatre ‘whodunits’ and thrillers offer more creative avenues for playwrights to follow…

Opinion: Dapdune Wharf – Opening Up Our River Should Have Begun Here

By Martin Giles Riverside Dapdune Wharf is an island of tranquillity in our town. Once a bustling centre of barge construction, it is now a quiet and pretty relic, beautifully…

Through Time: Guildford Products Reached All Parts of Britain and The World

Martin Giles discovers a Guildford connection, a reminder of our town’s industrious past, in a remote corner of Scotland… Having explored the beautiful and fruitful walled garden we found a…

Did You See Serious A3 Collision?

Surrey Police is asking for witnesses to a serious two vehicle collision involving a black Nissan Micra and an orange Suzuki motorcycle on the northbound carriageway of the A3. The…