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Updated: Driver Flees After Car Hits Pedestrian – Police Seek Witnesses

A pedestrian, a young man in his late teens, was seriously injured in a collision with a car in Egerton Road, Guildford, on Sunday evening (November 9). The driver failed…

Major Guildford Music Venue Announces Plan To Save The Electric Theatre

By David Reading The Boileroom, Guildford’s award-winning music venue, has come forward with an ambitious plan to take over the running of the Electric Theatre – describing it as “a…

SCC Reveals Its Management Strategy For Tackling Ash Vale Flooding Risk

By David Reading An experiment is under way to implement natural flood management features on the Ash military ranges to slow rainfall run-off and reduce the risk of a repeat…

National Trust Insists The Tumbling Bay Weir Project Is Right On Track

By David Reading News reports suggesting that work on the Tumbling Bay Weir Bridge in Guildford could be delayed have been played down by the National Trust – which insists…

New Housing Planned To Replace Stables On Edge Of Wood Street Village

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporting service A group of old stables on the edge of Wood Street Village could soon be turned into new homes, if plans from a…

Local Government Reorganisation ‘A Great Opportunity To Start from Scratch’

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Local government reorganisation could be a ‘chance to start from scratch’ and build simpler, more efficient services, Surrey’s county council leader has said. The…

‘Disaster in the Making’: Residents React with Anger and Distrust

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans to divide Surrey into two new unitary councils have sparked fierce backlash from residents, who fear the move will lead to higher taxes,…

Dragon Interview: Two Unitaries – SCC Opposition Leader Reacts

What are we to make of the Government’s decision to divide Surrey into two unitary authorities despite most Surrey councils, and the public who took part in a consultation, preferring…

Car Windscreen Smashed By Rock Thrown from A3 Bridge

A car windscreen was smashed by people throwing rocks from the footbridge over the A3 near the Wooden Bridge pub, Guildford, on Monday evening (October 27). Fortunately no one was…

It’s Two Unitaries for Surrey – SoS Says It Is Best Option for Financial Sustainability

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The end of Surrey councils as we know them is set to be confirmed with the Government ready to announce massive changes to how…