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Tongham School To Get New SEN Unit For Children With Autism
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporting service Tongham’s primary school could soon open a specialist unit for autistic children, as Surrey County Council attempts to tackle a growing shortage of…
Improved Telecoms for Waverley
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Change is a ringing as mobile phone coverage in Waverley is being upgraded after phone operators Vodafone Three confirmed that 18 sites in the…
Police Merger Would Be Disastrous For Surrey, Says PCC Townsend
Any plans to merge Surrey Police with neighbouring forces would be a “complete disaster” for the county’s residents, according to Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend. The Government’s anticipated White…
Heritage Group to Challenge GBC’s Planning Approval for Clandon Park House
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A national heritage charity is taking Guildford Borough Council to the High Court in a row over controversial plans for the fire-ravaged stately home…
Opinion: Attendance Is Only One Measure of Councillor Performance
By Catherine Houston Lib Dem borough councillor for Shalford See: Borough Council Attendance Rates Decline Measuring councillor “performance” purely by attendance at statutory committee meetings is a blunt instrument and…
Man Dies Following Collision in Sutton Green – Police Appeal for Witnesses
A man has died following a collision in Sutton Green. Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses. Officers were called to New Lane at 5.10pm on Wednesday, January 21, after a…
Lib Dems Remain Puzzled By Leader’s Decision to Sack Executive Member
By Martin Giles Many Liberal Democrat councillors remain puzzled over the dismissal of a member of GBC’s Executive Committee and some were angry or upset during a group meeting last…
‘Does He Take Sugar?’ How Adults Can Unwittingly Patronise People With Disabilities
“They bend over the chair like they are peering into a pram, and sometimes they reach out to pat me on the head.” Those are the words of Logan, who…
Borough Council Attendance Rates Decline
By Izzy Trubshaw Councillor attendance at Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has dipped from from 75 per cent to 69 per cent across all political parties in the past twelve months, January…
Praise For ‘An Outstanding Musician’ As She Prepares For New Post at Winchester
Guildford Cathedral has announced that Katherine Dienes-Williams, their Organist and Master of the Choristers, has been appointed Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral. She will take up her new role…
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