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SCC to Help Train Disabled Adults in Employment Skills and Use Public Transport

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Adults with learning disabilities are to be trained to use buses and in more employment skills as part of a move to reduce the…

Letter: Transgender Talk Was Inspirational

From Mandy MacVean Rector at Effingham & Little Bookham In response to: Effingham’s St Lawrence Church Hosts Transgender Talk I want to acknowledge the courage it took for Carmel Plumpton to…

Letter: Those Who Wish to Protect Guildford’s Green Fields Should Not Be Called Nimbys

From Valerie Thompson In response to: Three Separate Applications for Judicial Review of Guildford’s Local Plan Underway Just because many people in the Borough of Guildford do not want to…

SCC Property Assets Up £97 million As Leader Freezes Out-of-County Investments

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter A budget hotel in Hertfordshire, a warehouse in South Yorkshire and an office block in Dorking have been added to Surrey County Council’s property…

Stop Your Mates Offending, Say Surrey Police

Surrey Police have launched their summer drink and drug drive campaign, calling on friends to do what they do best, look out for each other. Young men are heavily over-represented…

Notice: Watts Gallery Artists Village Woodland Fairy Fair

Join Watts Gallery Artists Village for its annual weekend of magical adventures in the Watts Enchanted woodland. The Woodland Fairy Fair will take place on Saturday and Sunday, July 20m…

Guildford Ramblers Pay For and Install Third Kissing Gate for SCC

Guildford Ramblers have paid for and installed their third kissing gate for Surrey County Council on a path in woodland above Holmbury St Mary. It replaces a stile which was…

Years to Wait Before Replacing ‘Dangerous’ Diseased Ash Trees, Says Trust

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter It could be six years before trees are planted to replace those felled due to Ash dieback, Surrey county councillors were told this week.…

Riff Raff Diary: June 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper By Robert Craig It’s definitely mowing season! In recent weeks I’ve mown St Catherine’s and Millmead locks, as well…

Letter: Does Anyone Remember Onslow Prep School?

From Stuart Barnes Does anyone remember Onslow Preparatory School? I was there in the early 1940s, I think from 1941 to 1945. I believe it particularly specialised in helping children…