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Waverley Council to Ask for Voluntary Council Tax Contributions

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter People living in homes in the top council band will be asked to help the community after plans to ask Band H homeowners to…

City Hang On to Win 1-0 and Secure Three Points

Guildford City (1) 1, Horley Town (0) 0 By Barry Underwood Despite another tense finish Guildford City hung on to their single goal advantage to take the three points at…

Serving Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Surrey PC in Guildford

At Staines Magistrates Court yesterday (September 13), 40-year-old Kimberley Marshall  of Bracknell, pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and was given a six-month conditional discharge. Marshall,…

Surrey Scientists Invite Children to Reach for the Stars at High Street Space Event 

Children need to dream big and reach for the stars to become the country’s future space engineers and budding astronauts, say the organisers of Guildford’s World Space Week High Street…

Parents Confused by SCC Letter on Application Deadlines

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council has responded to the outcry over a letter sent to parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which…

£18.5m HRA Overspend Investigations Plod On One Year After Suspensions and Sackings

By Martin Giles Investigations into an £18.5 million housing maintenance contract overspend continue at Guildford Borough Council and Surrey Police with no end apparently in sight, twelve months on from…

Prostate Project Launches Man Van to Help Early Detection of Curable Disease

The High Sheriff of Surrey and the Mayor of Guildford joined in a launch event for the ‘Man Van’– a new mobile PSA blood testing clinic that will be travelling…

Letter: I Give E-bike Scheme Two Years

From Dave Middleton In response to: Rollout of Guildford’s e-Bike Scheme to Commence Yet another wonderful whizzo wheeze scheme! I wonder how long it will survive and will SCC ever…

Winter Fuel Payments – ‘The Government Must Rethink This’ Says Guildford MP

By Martin Giles A Conservative motion to overturn the Government’s proposal to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Allowance to pensioners was heavily defeated in Parliament yesterday (September 10). One of…

Guildford’s New MP Makes Her Maiden Speech

By Martin Giles Guildford’s new MP Zöe Franklin made her maiden speech in Parliament this afternoon during a general debate on building safety and resilience. Traditionally, maiden speeches are not…