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Boy, 14, Arrested After School Attack

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after an assault on a pupil and a teacher at an Ash school. Two males ‘scaled the fence’…

Stage Dragon Review: Brief Encounter Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp The scene – a 1940s railway station cafe. There is a chance meeting. Dr Alec Harvey (Jammy Kasongo), in gentlemanly fashion, removes some grit from Laura Jesson’s…

MP Calls for Lib Dem Council to Sort Out ‘Planning Shambles’

By Martin Giles Guildford MP Angela Richardson has supported Michael Gove’s decision to give a final warning to Guildford Borough Council over the planning application processing performance. Richardson describes the…

Notice: A Walk Down the Wey in 2030 – May 17

What might the River Wey valley in Guildford look like in seven years from now? A talk by the Guildford Society.…

Opinion: Local Plan Review Must Reassess Population Predictions and Housing Targets

By Niels Laub Guildford Borough Council has undertaken to carry out a review of the Local Plan. The review, necessary to be carried out in any case after five years…

Letter: We Need Better Cycling Infrastructure

From: Chloe Sutcliffe In response to: 300 Children and Adults Ride Through Guildford Calling for Safe Cycle Routes Speaking as one of the ride organisers, we were particularly impressed that…

Guildford One of Three Councils Threatened with Planning Power Strip

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Guildford is one of three Surrey councils to have been warned that their planning departments are “not good enough” and threatened with having their…

Letter: So Much for the Guildford Local Plan Bringing Down Prices

From: Lisa Wright I’ve just seen an advert on my social media for the new houses at East Horsley built by Taylor Wimpey. I followed the link and was surprised…

Opinion: I Wish the New Council Good Luck, They’ll Need It!

By Joss Bigmore As votes were counted, revealing who would be Guildford’s borough councillors for the next four years, only cruel fate prevented me from taking my proper place to…

Power Cut Shuts Most of Spectrum

By Martin Giles A power cut at Spectrum Leisure Centre forced them to close down nearly all activities for six hours yesterday (May 14). Manager Geoff Lawrence said: “There was…