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Zoe Meets The King and Queen, ‘It Was Like the Best Wedding Reception Ever!’
By Martin Giles Zoe (she did not wish to give her surname), a local government officer at Guildford Borough Council, represented the council at a reception at St James’s Palace…
McDonald’s Press On with Plans To Open a Drive-Through at Nature Reserve Site
By David Reading Fast food chain McDonald’s is appealing against Guildford Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a drive-through restaurant on the edge of the Tice’s Meadow nature…
Government Agrees to Write Off 90% of Councils’ SEND Debts
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Government is “finally recognising the heavy pressure placed on local budgets to support children” after agreeing to wipe out 90 per cent of…
GBC’s Achievement of Sorting Out Its Finances Praised as ‘Amazing’ by Deputy Leader
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council’s leadership is celebrating the “extraordinary achievement” of getting its finances on an even keel three years after it was at serious…
Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager
By Martin Giles A field-side path, used regularly by local residents for decades, has been blocked off by Loseley Estate this week. The estate says they want to prevent crop…
Commissioners Tell Indebted Council To ‘Get a Grip’
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A Surrey council is still not out of the woods yet just months into government intervention, according to commissioners’ first report. Spelthorne Borough Council…
Woking Council Tax Payers Face Another Hike – But Budget Will Not Service Huge Debt
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Band D council tax payers in Woking are expected to pay more than £2,500 a year for the first time after the latest round…
New University Vice-Chancellor Formally Installed by the Duke of Kent
Guildford Cathedral played host as town and gown came together to see the formal installation of Professor Stephen Jarvis as Surrey’s sixth Vice-Chancellor by the Duke of Kent, who has…
Poor Councillor Attendance at Local Plan Workshop Was A ‘Kick in the Teeth’ for the Organisers
By Martin Giles The leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group has added his support to a complaint by a Residents for Guildford & Villages councillor that the level of attendance…
Popular Ockham Pub Is Getting a Six-Figure Makeover
The Black Swan pub in Ockham will reopen this spring following a full refurbishment inside and out. The venue closed temporarily on Monday (February 9) for the refurbishment, costing a…
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