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Commissioner Secures £1m Government Funding for Safer Streets

Three communities in Surrey are set to receive a huge boost to their safety after Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend secured nearly £1m in the latest round of the…

Letter: Are SWR’s Claims About Bridge Access Credible?

From: Ben Paton In response to: Pedestrian Access to Guildford Station Footbridge To Be Withdrawn 1. The bridge etc is presumably owned by Network Rail. 2. Network Rail is owned…

Guildford Graduate Aspires to a Career in Construction

A University of Surrey graduate has been recruited by a Guildford-based construction company to help tackle the industry’s skills shortage. Chloe Lopez, 22, a Business Management graduate from the University…

Stage Dragon Review: The Mousetrap – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ference Hepp The brilliance of Agatha Christie’s writing is brought to Guildford this week in The Mousetrap. The vintage play has proven itself to be an enduring masterpiece since…

Activists Who Caused £100,000 Worth of Damage Sentenced

A group of activists belonging to the protest group Just Stop Oil, who caused £100,000 worth of damage to a service station on the M25, was sentenced at Lewes Crown…

Letter: Bridge Closure Another Sign of Decline

From: S Callanan In response to: Pedestrian Access to Guildford Station Footbridge To Be Withdrawn Am I missing something? I use this route from time to time but can’t recall…

Thames Water Accused of Backtracking on Goodwill Gesture After ‘Festering Human Waste’ Problem

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Thames Water, water supplier to the Guildford area, has been accused of backtracking on a goodwill gesture after subjecting Camberley residents to a “disgusting”…

Updated Comment: A View On a Bridge

By Martin Giles The large “D” tattoo on a circle of dead, preserved human flesh had a macababre fascination for my next-door neighbour chum and me. In the 1960s it…

Pedestrian Access to Guildford Station Footbridge To Be Withdrawn

By Martin Giles Pedestrian access of Guildford Station footbridge is to be withdrawn on a trial basis starting in December. South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail will temporarily withdraw…

Highways Repair Bulletin October 30

This week there will be road or lane closures at the A3/M25 (see table below for details) and in: Abinger Hammer, East Horsley, Effingham, Guildford (Aldershot Road), Pirbright, Ripley, and…