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Photo Feature: Summer Has Arrived at the Castle Grounds

Sumer Is Icumen is the opening words of an old English song, meaning “summer has come” or “summer has arrived” – and that now seems to be true of Guildford…

General Election – Lib Dems Win Guildford with a 8,500 Majority

By Martin Giles, Hugh Coakley and Tony Ferris Follow the story of the election count, as reported live, below… The Liberal Democrats won an historic election victory here this morning…

Transport Service Failure for SEND Pupil

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council (SCC) has been ordered by the social care ombudsman to pay out £1,500 for a “service failure” in defaulting its legal…

Ukrainian Ikons Banner at St Nicolas Church Goes Missing

Updated, July 3: St Nicolas Parish Church, in Guildford town centre, is holding an exhibition of Ukrainian icons to raise funds for medical aid in Ukraine, but the banner promoting…

Lib Dems 13 per cent Ahead in Guildford But Many Voters Still Undecided Says Straw Poll

By Hugh Coakley Liberal Democrat Zöe Franklin could be heading for an historic result in Guildford on Thursday, July 4, potentially cruising home comfortably on 33 per cent of the…

Godalming and Ash Election Line-up: What The Local Candidates Stand For

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey, once a stronghold for top Conservative politicians, is facing major changes ahead of the July 4 General Election. Several high-profile Tories, including Michael…

Countdown to GuilFest 2024 Has Well and Truly Begun

Music festival GuilFest returns to Stoke Park this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, and the countdown has begun. The organisers say: “It is unbelievable the Stranglers are…

Merrist Wood College Students Team up with Wildlife Conservation Trust in Laos

Higher education students at Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon will be taking part in research for the welfare, management, and rehabilitation of endangered species found in Laos, southeast Asia. It…

Resident’s Investigation Reveals GBC Failings over Ash Green Homes Application

By David Reading Ash Green residents opposing a small housing development on open space in their village may have had their case sabotaged by a series of extraordinary failures by…

PTSD Woman Frustrated with Guildford Council House Wait

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A 60-year-old woman with PTSD who has been sofa-surfing for three years says she’s at the “end of her tether” waiting for a council…