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£800k Funding for New Digital Skills Centre Opens at Guildford College 

A new Digital Skills Centre at Guildford College, funded with £800,000 from the Department for Education’s Local Skills Improvement Fund, opened on Wednesday, November 6. The new centre has a…

Surrey County Council ‘Backed Down’ Over London Road Scheme Call-in

By Martin Giles Local Lib Dems are saying that Surrey County Council backed down after it attempted to block a review of its decision to turn down the £6 million…

Korean Restaurant Closed Down Following Immigration Raid

By Martin Giles Bulpan Korean BBQ restaurant has closed down following a visit from Immigration Enforcement officers last week (November 6). Today (November 12) a Notice of Forfeiture was posted…

Thames Water Reports Guildford’s New Water Pipeline Reaches Halfway Point

Thames Water has confirmed that over half of Guildford’s new water transfer pipe is in place, with 5.8km now installed. In total the company is laying circa 9km between Pewley…

Guildford and Its Villages Fall Silent to Remember Those Killed in Conflict

By Martin Giles Eighty years after the Second World War had entered its final 12 months, the traditional Remembrance Sunday Services took place in Guildford and its surrounding villages today…

CPRE Backs Parish Council’s Request for Secretary of State to ‘Call-in’ Solar Farm Decision

By Martin Giles The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has backed up a request from Compton Parish Council for the decision to approve the planning application for…

SCC Cabinet’s Decision to Scrap London Road Scheme ‘Called-in’ by Select Committee

By Martin Giles The decision by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet to scrap the planned changes to London Road in Burpham has been “called-in” by SCC’s Communities, Environment and Highways (CEH)…

Police Get Approval for HQ Redevelopment and New Access

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter In the third major planning decision made by Guildford Brough Council this week, proposals to redevelop Surrey Police headquarters at Mount Browne have been…

Smash-and-Grab Raider Thought to Have Ridden Off On a Bike

A burglar is believed to have escaped on a bicycle after smashing through a  shop window and stealing cigarettes and cash. Police were called to Morrisons Daily in Stoughton Road,…

Shalford War Memorial Restored Ready for Remembrance Sunday

By Martin Giles Shalford’s War Memorial has been reconstructed in time for Sunday’s Remembrance Service. Work, which started on October 18, was completed just eight days ago (October 31), although…