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‘Lost’ Lorry Ignores One-Way Signs and Gets Stuck In Guildford High Street

A lorry driver appeared to lose his way in Guildford town centre this afternoon (December 14, 2017) and became stuck as he attempted to turn around. A witness said that…

NHS Agrees To Pay Virgin Health Care After It Loses Community Healthcare Contracts

Virgin Health Care has settled out of court with Guildford and Waverley Clinical Commisioning Group (CCG), part of the NHS, after legal action which followed Virgin’s failure to re-secure contracts…

Surrey Council Leaders Warn Region is ‘Already Straining at the Seams’ as GBC Submits Local Plan

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) leader Paul Spooner failed to respond to a request to comment on news that all 11 of Surrey’s borough and district councils have written to the…

Stage Review: Dick Whittington – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Alice Fowler ’Tis the season to groan at terrible puns; to be dazzled by the brightest, most glittering costumes this side of Vegas; to shout “Laid back, Jack!” at…

Appeal To Help Identify Rough Sleepers In Freezing Weather

Guildford residents are being urged to help a local charity offer emergency shelter to rough sleepers in freezing weather this winter. The Homeless Outreach and Support Team (HOST), is run…

Guildford Taxi Fares To Be Reduced Following High Court Decision

Taxi fares are to be reduced in Guildford following a High Court decision which found in favour of the taxi licensing authority Guildford Borough Council. The council’s proposal to reduce…

Letter: The Council Ignores The Facts and The Electorate At Its Peril

From Tony Edwards Wisley Action Group campaigner Aldous Huxley might have been thinking about Guildford council when he declared that facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.…

Tunsgate Quarter Has Only One Third of Its Units Let As Opening Nears

With only two months to go before its postponed opening, developers of the high-end shopping development Tunsgate Quarter have only nine tenants to occupy the 26 retail and restaurant units.…

Guildford Is A Major Contributor to Surrey’s Recycling Success

Guildford Borough was a main contributor to Surrey’s performance as a leading recycling county. Newly published figures show that Surrey was joint top of a recycling league table in 2016-17.…

Dragon Interview: Liz Hogger – Effingham’s Borough Councillor

Cllr Liz Hogger was re-elected to serve as a Guildford Borough councillor representing Effingham Ward in May 2015. With a reputation as a hardworking councillor who serves on many committees in several roles,…