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County Council Payroll Chaos Leaves Employees in Tears

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey County Council’s new £30 million payroll system has left staff “wiping tears of frustration and helplessness” over missed payments, it is claimed.  The…

Notice: Arts Society Guildford Talk: Gaudi and Catalan Architects – March 13

Join The Arts Society Guildford for its next fascinating talk. Doors open at 7pm for 8pm start at Onslow Village Hall (GU2 7RQ). Refreshments served. Entrance £10 for non-members. Full-time…

Woking Bail Out, Providing Council Imposes Tax Hike

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Woking Borough Council has been offered an “exceptional” £785 million government bail out – if it passes a 10 per cent tax hike. The…

Guildford Is the ‘Best Bar None Town 2024’

Guildford has beaten 68 other UK towns, to be crowned winners of the Best Bar None, Scheme 2024. The award was presented at a reception in the Houses of Parliament…

Letter: The Dragon’s New Charitable Status

Angela Richardson Conservative Member of Parliament for Guildford See: The Guildford Dragon Leads the Way By Being Granted Charitable Status I was pleased to read that The Guildford Dragon was…

More Reactions to Major Scale Down of London Road Scheme

By Martin Giles Further reactions to the news that Surrey County Council has decided to proceed only with one section of the proposed London Road Active Travel scheme have been…

GSA Singers’ ‘West End Show’ Raises over £3,500 Pounds for Cancer Charity

By Daniel Husseini Over 200 guests packed the Godalming Borough Hall to witness the Guildford School of Acting Singers put on a fundraising ‘West End Show’ on Saturday (February 24)…

Can You Help Find Wanted Dunsfold Man?

Police are appealing for help to find 32-year-old James Carthy from Dunsfold, who is wanted for breach of court bail. He is described as a white male with short dark…

Letter: Dutch Cycling Is Different

From: Ben Paton In response to: Two-thirds of London Road Cycle Scheme Deferred or Cancelled The news report states that SCC will likely proceed with ‘Section 2’, which is the…

Questions on GBC’s Fraud Investigation Remain Unanswered

By Martin Giles Almost six months after council officers were suspended or sacked following the discovery of an £18.5 million overspend against housing maintenance contracts, the structure of the ensuing…