Where Is This? No.144

By David Rose The Fox pub at Fox Corner on the edge of Worplesdon, but just inside the parish of Pirbright, was the subject of last week’s vintage mystery picture.…

January 21, 2015 / 7 Comments / Read More

Council Bids For ‘High Upfront Cash’ To Kick-start 1,000 Homes Development at Slyfield

Guildford Borough Council’s plans to develop 40 hectares of brownfield land at Slyfield to provide 1,000 new homes needs a huge injection of ‘up front’ capital. The Slyfield Area Regeneration Project (SARP) is a complicated…

January 21, 2015 / 10 Comments / Read More

Tills Rang Out As Festive Shoppers Flocked To Guildford

Retailers in Guildford had a good trading period over Christmas, seeing lots of shoppers coming into town with the tills literally ringing out! Year-on-year footfall figures increased throughout the town in December by 10.7%,…

January 21, 2015 / 2 Comments / Read More

Greenbelt Group Says Prof’s Radio Comments Are At Odds With University’s Building Plans

Points to Ponder is a column taking a slightly different look at items in Guildford’s news. Featuring stories that may not hit the main headlines, but will nevertheless get you thinking…

January 21, 2015 / 2 Comments / Read More

University To Help More Local Young People Access Higher Education

The University of Surrey has been selected to lead a local network of institutions, including Royal Holloway, the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and Farnborough Technical College, to encourage…

January 20, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Charity That Helps People In Debt Is Expecting A Rush Of Calls

Christians Against Poverty (CAP), a charity that helps people with debt problems and with a centre in Guildford, is bracing itself for more calls for help than ever before. It reports that the…

January 20, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.79

By Malcolm Fincham Recalling last winter’s floods, it was certainly easier to start 2015 with a much drier walk on my annual new year’s visit to Stoke Nature Reserve. This time, however, I…

January 19, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Richard’s Wey, January 2015

The latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant Happy new year and I hope you all had a good Christmas. After the flooding event of…

January 18, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Here Comes 5G – All The Way From Guildford!

By Anna Valentina The telecommunication scientists at the University of Surrey are preparing themselves for a big celebration: a brand new building for the 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) is to…

January 18, 2015 / No Comment / Read More

Citizens Advice Bureau Braced For Surge Of New Year Debt Inquiries

Guildford Citizens Advice Bureau is expecting a surge in people getting help with debt problems. Figures from the national charity predict that more than 2,000 people a day will get debt help…

January 18, 2015 / No Comment / Read More