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Football Pitches Approved as Part of Secretts Redevelopment

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Two new mini sports pitches have been approved as part of a 216 home development in a Surrey village, but neighbours claim it will…

Witness Appeal Following Serious Collision

Surrey Police are continuing to investigate following a serious collision in Elstead last night (December 29). Police were called when a car collided with a tree on the B3001 Farnham…

Council and Guildford High School Join Forces to Help Local Families over Christmas

A total of 175 local families had Christmas gifts under their tree thanks to Guildford Borough Council’s Community Wellbeing Team and Guildford High School. Students at Guildford High School donated…

Insights: The Band on the Titanic Strikes Up ‘Devolution!’ – Part 3

By Bernard Quoroll Bernard Quoroll served as chief executive or a senior officer in six local authorities. He says that the radical proposed changes in the English Devolution White Paper…

GBC to Receive No Additional Money from Announced Settlement

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey councils have received mixed news from central Government after learning their financial settlements, including that for Guildford, will largely remain as before –…

Woking Looking for Someone to Take On Victorian Hall

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Bankrupt Woking Borough Council is hoping to find volunteer or community organisations to take over the running of a Victorian hall in Westfield. WBC…

Emergency Work on Embankment to Reopen Guildford to Effingham Line

Train services have resumed this morning (December 27) after Network Rail engineers successfully completed emergency repairs to an embankment in Clandon between Guildford and Effingham Junction. Following ground movement being…

Burglar Jailed Thanks To Quick Action of Ash Resident

A prolific burglar is now behind bars after a witness heard glass being smashed at a house in Ash and dialled 999. Simon Knights, aged 48, from Croydon but living…

Highways Bulletin for December 23

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Further information on Guildford Borough…

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