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Guildford Officers Find £10m Accounting Error

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford’s financial worries have been laid bare as officers outline the steps needed to give the council a “fighting chance” of staying afloat. The…

GBC to Set ‘Strict Controls’ on New Spending to Tackle ‘Extremely Concerning’ Finances

By Emily Coady-Stemp, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Guildford Borough Council will bring in “strict controls” on new spending and aim to get its finances in order with a…

Gatwick Airport Expansion Plan ‘Will Mean 100,000 Extra Flights’

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Gatwick Airport’s bid to double its capacity to 78 million passengers and effectively create a second Heathrow will cause a “bigger impact locally than…

Letter: I Am Not a Naysayer, I’m a ‘Whysayer’

From: Jane Hepburn In response to: If the London Road Naysayers Have Better Ideas Let’s Hear Them I cycle everywhere so I’m not a naysayer to safer cycling. But I…

Plaza Site Owners ‘Working Extremely Hard’ to Find a New Builder

By Martin Giles A spokesperson for Tiger Developments owners of the Plaza site at the bottom of Portsmouth Road (A3100), near St Nicolas church, has declined to confirm reports received…

Taylor Wimpey Disappointed with Council’s Decision on Wisley

By Martin Giles A senior spokesperson for Taylor Wimpey, the company behind the application for a 1,700 housing development at the former Wisley airfield, today said it was disappointed with…

Letter: Should This New Road Surface Be Acceptable?

From: Nic Allen Many of us have been delayed over the last few months by the road works creating an entrance to the new Southern Counties Housing scheme on the…

Review into Potential Takeover of Surrey’s Fire Service by Police Commissioner ‘A Waste of Time’

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A review of the pros and cons of Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner taking control of the county’s fire and rescue service has been…

20% Car Parking Charge Hike Planned for Woking

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Parking charges across Woking are budgeted to rise by a “hefty” 20 per cent next year due to the local council’s financial crisis. The…

Local MPs Give Their Views on Wisley

By Martin  Giles The MPs for Mole Valley and Guildford have gone on the record to give their views of the Wisley planning application for 1,700 homes on the former…