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Notice: Important Update on Services at Guildford Crematorium

From the GBC website Please note a maximum of five mourners may attend cremation services. Mourners should stay in their cars until the time of the service and then make…

8,000 Surrey School-children Have Pledged to Save Water and Wildlife

More than 8,000 school-children aged five to 11 have to save water and create space for wildlife after Surrey Wildlife Trust visited 35 schools in the county promoting a programme…

Opinion: For All Our Sakes’, Keep Your Distance

Opinion: For All Our Sakes’, Keep Your Distance

By Martin Giles We live in almost unreal times. Much of what we have taken for granted all our lives has drastically changed or vanished because of an enemy most…

Borough Council Appeal to Obey Advice After Surrey Coronavirus Death Toll Rises

An 89-year-old patient in the Royal Surrey has died after testing positive for Covid-19, Louise Stead, chief executive at Royal Surrey Trust, said today (March 23).  He had underlying health…

Letter: The Mystery Samaritan of St Catherine’s

From: Don Johnston There is a mysterious Good Samaritan in my neighbourhood. I am a 79-year-old disabled widower who lives alone, largely housebound, and I have been deeply touched in…

Witness Appeal After Car-Driver Stabbed and Robbed

Witness Appeal After Car-Driver Stabbed and Robbed

Witnesses are being sought after a car-driver was stabbed and robbed in Guildford Park Road just after midnight on Wednesday, March 19. Police were told two men attacked the 27-year-old…

Royal Surrey Sets Up System to Allow Outpatient Appointments by Phone

New types of outpatient appointments are being set up by the Royal Surrey during the pandemic to cut the number of patients that need to attend the hospital, reducing face-to-face…

Letter: Guildford Labour Supports Call for Environment Friendly Investment by SCC

From Andy Giess Guildford Labour Party Climate Officer Guildford Labour supports fully the call for Surrey County Council to totally divest from sectors that damage our environment. Surrey Pension Fund,…

Where Does Our Recycling Go?

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Many of us might wonder what happens to the contents of our green bins and bags which we carefully separate and put out for…

Borough Council Offices Close But Council Remains Open for ‘Business as Usual’

Guildford Borough Council’s offices at Millmead have been closed to protect residents and staff but council services will continue to be provided. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Surrey…