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Man Summonsed for Dangerous Driving Following A3 Collision

A man has been summonsed following a collision last year which led to massive delays on the A3 after the road was closed at the Ripley bypass. The 23-year-old man…

Lifeline Grant to Restore 15th-Century Decorative Ceiling at West Horsley Place

A government grant of £13, 600 has been awarded to West Horsley Place Trust for repair and restoration of the damaged decorative ceiling of their Geraldine Room that dates from…

County Council Adult Care Tax Cut Seen as ‘Election Sweetener’

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Although Surrey County Council (SCC) needs to find savings of nearly £12 million on adult social care they will not charge the full amount…

Surrey’s Budget to Top £1bn After £250m in ‘Savings’ Over Three Years

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter County council leader Tim Oliver said the council could have been “pushed to the brink” by the pandemic if they had not “got their…

Former Mayor and Borough Councillor Dies

Former Guildford Borough Councillor Jenny Jordan has died. Borough councillors were informed by an internal email today: “It is with great regret and sadness to have to inform you of…

New Plantings In Recreation Ground For A Greener Future

Trees, shrubs and bulbs have been planted at Stoughton Recreation Ground as part of Surrey’s Greener Future Design Challenge. A team from Stoughton’s Emmanuel Church was one of 10 winners…

Lib Dems Back New Fund to Tackle County’s Road Safety Problems

The Lib Dems on Surrey County Council are proposing a budget amendment to tackle road safety problems. They want a Road Safety Fund to ensure communities can get the speed…

Photo Feature: Winter Over St Martha’s

More beautiful aerial shots from local news photographer Jason Alden (www.jasonalden.com), this time of St Martha’s under the dusting of snow in the current wintry, cold snap. See also: Photo…

Dragon Gets Ugly Rebuff Then Silence From Normandy Parish Chairman

By Martin Giles Lack of transparency and openness continue to shroud the operation of Normandy Parish Council (NPC). To these deficiencies, now politeness has been added. Today (February 9), chairman…

Local Parties Have Their Say On Go-ahead For May 6 Elections

With confirmation that council and mayoral elections will take place across the country on Thursday, May 6, there is concern over how confident and safe people will feel to vote…