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Drought Declared in Surrey

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter As drought is declared in Surrey during the driest UK summer in 50 years, councils and services across the county have been taking measures…

Letter: Whatever Replaces MJA Cars at Burpham Must Have Community Value

From: Ian Creese Prospective Labour Party candidate, Burpham Ward I am sure that residents will wish MJA Cars every success after their departure from Burpham to focus on their Sunbury…

Letter: GBC’s Poor Performance on Social Housing Is An Abject Betrayal

From: Richard Mills Chair, Guildford Town Centre Conservatives In 2020 the R4GV/Liberal alliance gave a clear commitment that the North Street Redevelopment would include ‘affordable homes for the local community’.…

Diary of an Ockhamite

Tony Edwards who entertained us with his regular Life in Solitary column during the pandemic is back with this new Diary of an Ockhamite, a light-hearted collection of observations from…

Permission for Volvo Pirbright to Modernise Despite Local Objections

By Emily Coady-Stemp Changes to a Pirbright car garage have been given the go-ahead despite concerns that “local views are not being heard”. The Lancaster Volvo garage in Guildford Road…

Witness Appeal After a Collision Between a Child and a Car in Guildford

Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision in Guildford yesterday (August 10) between a black Volkswagen car and a pedestrian child who was using a scooter. The…

Letter: Some Questions Were Answered at the North Street Development Exhibition

From: Bibhas Neogi In response to: Be Sure to See the North Street Development Exhibition and Have Your Say I saw the exhibition yesterday and had some discussion with a…

Letter: Where Is The Water Supply Going to Come From?

From: Jim Allen In response to: Local Hose Pipe Ban Expected Soon While a Quarter of Water Supplied is Lost to Leaks It seems that reality has set in at…

Local Hose Pipe Ban Expected Soon While a Quarter of Water Supplied is Lost to Leaks

By Martin Giles A hose pipe ban is expected to be introduced in Guildford and all areas served by Thames Water in the “coming weeks.” A Thames Water spokesperson said:…

New Warning to Guildford Rail Passengers As Further Strike Days Loom

By Martin Giles Another warning to rail passengers has been issued by South Western Railway (SWR) before more days of strike action by rail workers. As on previous strike days,…