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Garden Contest Needs You Amid ‘Acts of Blooming Kindness’ from Guildford in Bloom

The borough council harnessed the power of flowers and Guildford in Bloom to create “Acts of Blooming Kindness”, helped by Halow Project students, promoting the borough’s popular annual gardening competition,…

High-Speed Chase Man Jailed for Dangerous Driving in Cranleigh

A 26-year-old man is behind bars for dangerous driving after a high-speed police pursuit between Cranleigh and Guildford in April this year.  Jamie Jayson Cansell, of Farncombe, was sentenced…

Man Appears in Court Over Attempted Sexual Assault

Man Appears in Court Over Attempted Sexual Assault

A man has appeared in court after being charged following an attempted sexual assault in Guildford in February 2018. Mongi Khathi, 21 of County Road, Maidstone, Kent, has been charged…

Letter: Rational Objection to the Local Plan is Not Nimbyism

From Jim Allen I reply to Danial Pascoe’s comment on the article Three Separate Applications for Judicial Review of Guildford’s Local Plan Underway, as one of the first people to…

Staff And Funding Shortages Could Close Vital Hospices in Surrey

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Hospices in Surrey are facing a crisis as Brexit forces skilled and experienced staff to return to their home countries, a county council health…

Man Aged 83 Gets 18 Months For Years of Historic Child Sex Abuse

Man Aged 83 Gets 18 Months For Years of Historic Child Sex Abuse

An 83-year-old man found guilty of child sex offences 40 years ago in Woking and Pirbright was jailed for 18 months at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, June 4. At…

Letter: Planning Decisions Reduce Confidence in Government

From Loraine Austin In response to: Social Media Outcry As Hedges Removed In Keens Lane Development It is the nesting of people that continues without us knowing when to stop.…

Mayor’s Diary – June 10 to June 23

Monday 10 June 09:30 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends the Grand Opening of the RHS Gardens, Wisley. Tuesday 11 June 18:30 The Mayor, accompanied by the Mayoress, attends…

Guildford Photographic Society Member Wins Prestigious Award

A keen Surrey photographer has been awarded the Distinction from the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (DPAGB). Marilyn Taylor is a prominent member of the Guildford Photographic Society and Windlesham…

Letter: We Hope This Council Does Better on Poverty in Guildford

From Brian Creese spokesperson for Guildford Labour In response to: Scandal of Families Going Hungry in ‘Affluent’ Guildford My thanks to The Guildford Dragon for highlighting the Food Poverty report…