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Drug Dealer Fails to Flush His Past Away

A drug dealer caught trying to flush evidence down his lavatory, will spend four years and six months behind bars, after being sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday, April…

New Chief Exec for Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council has appointed a new chief executive. Terence Herbert, currently chief executive at Wiltshire Council, was chosen “after a robust recruitment process to find a replacement for Joanna…

Political Parties React to Poll Result – Lib Dems Ahead in Five Surrey Constituencies

By Martin Giles An opinion poll published on Thursday (April 4)  indicated that current voting intentions would result in Guildford, Godalming & Ash and Woking along with two other Surrey…

Poll Predicts General Election Lib Dem Wins in Guildford, Godalming & Ash and Woking

By Martin Giles New MRP figures, released today from YouGov, project that, if the country were voting in a general election tomorrow, the Conservatives would lose the seats of Guildford,…

Psychiatric Bed Shortages in Surrey

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A man tragically took his own life in Surrey after a mental health relapse, prompting a coroner to warn of a shortage of psychiatric…

Further ASLEF Industrial Action Starts Today – Strike Due Monday

South Western Railway (SWR) has confirmed its services during the ASLEF union’s industrial action between Thursday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 9. Strike action on Monday, April 8, will cause…

Meet the New Joint CEO Part 2: ‘My Maxim Will Be: No Surprises’

The new joint chief executive officer for Guildford & Waverley Councils has taken up post at a particularly challenging time, especially for Guildford, where financial management problems have now been…

Woking’s Council Cuts Start to Bite

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Bankrupt Woking Borough Council has published the raft of service cuts and price hikes that have come into effect this week. Among the changes…

Merrist Wood Students to Compete in BBC Gardeners’ World Competition

Landscaping and Horticulture students from Merrist Wood College in Guildford will be showcasing their skills when they take on the College Gardens competition at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Spring…

GBC’s New Chief Exec Hopes to Draw a Line Under the Fraud Investigation

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter and Martin Giles The new Chief Executive for Guildford Borough Council (GBC) said he wants no financial “surprises” and to “draw a line under”…