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Into the Wild: Guildford Activist Sleeps With Badgers to Raise Funds for Homeless Youth

James Miller, an environmental campaigner and nature documentary film-maker, spent a night with a badger sett, in a wood near Guildford to raise money for leading youth homeless charity Centrepoint.…

Royal Surrey Staff Say Thank You In Colour

You might have thought that hospital scrubs had to be boring blue or green. Wrong, as this photo shows. Staff at the Royal Surrey scrubbed up to put on a…

Letter: Walnut Bridge – Forget the Price, the Functionality is Flawed

From Colin Cross Colin Cross is the R4GV borough councillor for Lovelace (Ripley, Wisley and Ockham) We should forget the ins and outs of the ever-increasing price for a new…

Letter: It Is the Government That Is Responsible for Planning Law

From Liz Hogger Lib Dem borough councillor for Effingham In response to: Wanborough Residents Lobby GBC Over Tree Nursery Threat to Green Belt  I’m sure Wanborough residents will be pleased…

SCC Helps Residents Travel Safely in Bid to Cut Car Usage and Improve Health

As lockdown restrictions are eased, Surrey County Council is initiating ways to help residents get around safely and support local traders as more shops start reopening. From widening pavements in…

Established Nests of Merrow’s Swifts Saved by Guildford Conservation Group

A dispute over scaffolding blocking swifts migrating to their customary nests in a shared property in Merrow has been resolved to allow them clear entry. Sarah Davis and John Bannister,…

Is This Yours? Police Hunting Burglars Release Images of Items They Have Recovered

Police have released pictures of items believed to have been stolen in an effort to reunite them with their owners. The items were recovered during burglary investigations in the Guildford area.…

Letter: A Model Way We Could All See What Our Town’s Future Looks Like In Planning

From Bill Stokoe chairman, Guildford Vision Group Even before lockdown’s legacy, our town and its centre faces challenges. Among these are large developments that will shape the future of our…

Letter: We Should Not Throw Good Money After Bad

  From Chris Ogle In response to: Making The Best of a Bad Job We are surely in a mad world where we are spending £450k that we don’t want…

Letter: We Did Not Give Ourselves a ‘Clean Bill of Health’

From Joss Bigmore In response to: Surely There Were Some Areas Where the Council Could Have Done Better? There seems to be a little confusion over the purpose of the…