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Letter: Fleeced in Mid-winter, At the Mercy of a Vet’s Bill

From: Lorimer Burn On Saturday evening (December 17), my border collie stole and ate the remaining third of our Christmas cake. Now raisins are very dangerous for dogs, so it…

Police Hunt for Those Who Threw Object at Car from A3 Bridge

A car on the A3 had its windscreen smashed by a thrown object as it passed under a bridge near Compton yesterday (December 19). Surrey Police is now appealing for…

The Changing Face of Guildford Town and Borough

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford town centre is going through some huge changes, with developments taking place on the sites of some former big names and plans to…

Letter: SCC Should Finish Work Commenced in 1966 By Building a New Bridge

From: David Ogilvie Architect Our money is being wasted on ridiculous road proposals. First, for London Road in Burpham, which was to entail a five-month period of one-way traffic, now…

Highways Repair Bulletin Commencing December 19

The list below, published by Surrey County Council, provided by County Cllr Fiona Davidson and available on the SCC website, lists the current works planned or underway in the borough.…

Former GBC Leader to Become Chair of the Royal Surrey’s Board of Directors

By Martin Giles Joss Bigmore, until October the leader of Guildford Borough Council, is to become chair of the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust’s board of directors. The announcement…

Guildford Teen Wins Prize in RSPCA Youth Photo Competition

Eighteen-year-old Ben Hancock-Smith, from Guildford, has won a category first prize in this year’s RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. Ben’s image entitled ‘’Hovering” showing two small flies won the top spot…

Twinning Association Announces Results of Schools’ Short Film Competition for Schools

The Guildford Twinning Association’s challenge to secondary school students in Guildford and Freiburg – to make a two-minute film in each other’s language – was enthusiastically taken up. Judges in…

Letter: If Our MP Is Serious About an A3 Tunnel There Are Other Factors to Consider

From: Graham Hibbert Former chairman of Guildford Residents Association I congratulate our MP Angela Richardson on raising the subject of a tunnel solution to the problem of the A3 bisecting…

Families Used Foodbanks in Face of School Transport ‘Failure’

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Families were pushed to using food banks and suffered an impact on their mental health when Surrey County Council-funded school transport was not provided…