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Take Advantage of Guildford’s Heritage Open Days

The borough council is encouraging residents to discover the beautiful architecture of our historic High Street. Tour Guildford Museum’s remarkable buildings dating back to 1256. Explore the magnificent, Jacobean, Grade…

Highways Bulletin for September 9

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Further information on the London Road, Burpham – Active Travel…

Financial Crisis May Force Rural Life Living Museum to Close

Tilford’s long-established Rural Life Living Museum says it is facing closure unless it raises £150,000 before the end of October. It is owned and operated by the Old Kiln Museum…

Council Announces ‘Cleaner Air Day’

Today (September 7) is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The day, it is intended, raises awareness of and motivates behaviour to counter the threat of air pollution…

Farnham Museum Repairs Approved

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Work to stop a “nationally important” Grade I listed building from decaying away and being lost forever has finally been agreed in a million…

Riverside Willows Receive Overdue Trim

The weeping willows that give a picturesque frame to the River Wey by Shalford Meadow are being pollarded. A GBC spokesperson said: “The trees are overdue re-pollarding and we have…

Rollout of Guildford’s E-bike Scheme to Commence

Guildford’s e-bike scheme will see a pilot phase launching on September 18, linking the University of Surrey’s Stag Hill and Manor Park campuses with Guildford town centre, Surrey County Council…

Guildford’s Book Festival Is Less Than a Month Away

Preparations continue for Guildford’s Book Festival, which this year takes place in venues across the Borough and beyond between 6 and 20 October. Now in its 35th year, the event…

New McDonalds Proposed for Cobham is ‘Last Thing Surrey Needs’ say Objectors

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Popular burger chain McDonald’s has submitted plans for what it hopes will be its newest Surrey restaurant. Famed for its Big Mac, Golden Arches…

Two Jailed After Hotel Asylum Protest Leads to Violent Outbursts

Two men who were part of a group that hurled objects and shouted racist abuse outside a hotel that was housing asylum seekers have been sent to prison. Kieron Marney,…