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Farmers’ Market Shoppers Stalled

By Martin Giles Disappointed shoppers expecting the regular Farmers’ Market, normally held on the first Tuesday of each month, were left puzzling in Guildford’s stall-less High Street this morning (December…

Thames Water Responds to Weyside Sewage Works Questions

By Hugh Coakley A reader’s letter (Moving Sewage Plant Uphill Not My Idea of Weyside Success) posed a number of question on the planned relocation of the Thames Water sewage…

Police Launch Christmas Crackdown on Drink and Drug-drivers Amid Warnings

A police Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers in Surrey was launched today (December 1), officers warning offenders will be dealt with “robustly”. Since the beginning of 2018, more than…

Covid Infection Rate Falls Again But the County Still Faces Stricter Tier 2

By Martin Giles Covid infection rates in Guildford borough and across Surrey have continued to fall over the past week as the county, now controversially treated as one unit, is…

One-Way Trial for Walnut Tree Close Unsupported By Local Lib Dem Councillors

By Hugh Coakley Five years after a petition from residents for action on the peak hours congested road, a one-way trial on Walnut Tree Close is finally going ahead. Reaction…

Taylor Wimpey Fails to Answer 13 Reasons Why Wisley ‘Garden Village’ Plan Was Rejected

Housing developers Taylor Wimpey say they have completed the second stage of their community consultation on plans for the former Wisley Airfield but a local residents’ group say they are…

Surrey NHS Services Gear Up for Mass Covid Vaccinations

By Martin Giles Westminster has told the NHS in Surrey and across England to prepare for mass vaccination from December, so those who most in need can have their jab…

Dragon Interview: Cllr Tim Anderson on GBC’s Budget

Local authorities across the country are facing unprecedented budgetary pressures and Guildford Borough Council is no exception. Just as the council was trying to close the budgetary gap left by…

Lengthy Eco Park Building Delays Discussed in Private SCC Cabinet Session

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Lengthy construction delays in Surrey’s controversial waste management plant Eco Park were discussed in a private county council cabinet meeting on November 24. A…

News From Millmead

Latest round-up of news from Guildford Borough Council (published on November 28, 2020) Cheaper town centre parking this Christmas, but price rises from April Subject to government restrictions on the…