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Cyclist Seriously Injured in East Clandon Collision – Police Seek Witnesses

Surrey Police officers were called to Staple Lane in East Clandon yesterday (August 8) at around 12.45pm following a collision between a car and a cyclist. The cyclist, a woman…

GBC Admits ‘Significant Failings’ Over Couple’s Home Improvement Ordeal

By David Reading Guildford Borough Council has accepted there were “significant failings” in the case of Jane and Richard Hill – the Pirbright couple who suffered seven months of turmoil…

Community Governance Review Explainer

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter You may have heard of LGR – Local Government Reorganisation – how Surrey will be split into two or three mega councils covering local…

Council Hopes New ‘Pump Track’ for Farnham Will Attract BMX Riders

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A “fantastic” new £110,000 bike and skate “pump track” will be built in Farnham after financing was agreed by Waverley Borough Council. Explaining to…

More Support Than Objection to School’s Floodlit Sports Pitch Proposal

Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans for a new floodlit sports pitch at a Surrey primary school have sparked a heated debate with residents. But overwhelming support has been received…

Police Seek Witnesses to ‘Altercation’ at Caribbean Festival

Surrey police are appealing for witnesses to what they describe as an “altercation” at the Taste of the Caribbean Festival, held at Merrist Wood in Worplesdon. Two men in their…

Spelthorne Councillor Repeats Plea to Home Office Not to Use Hotel for Asylum Seekers

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The leader of Spelthorne Borough Council has again written to the Home Office, demanding that the government abandons controversial plans to use Stanwell Hotel…

Dragon Interview: Cllr Townsend on Waverley’s CIL Issue

Waverley residents who have received notices that they are due to make Compensatory Infrastructure Levy payments (CIL), sometimes of tens of thousands of pounds, remain angry at the borough council’s…

Researchers Urge Reformed Suicide Prevention Approach

By Esme Campbell A new project aims for an open and inclusive approach to suicide prevention in universities, as researchers call for new, shared strategies to support students. The project…

A3100 Guildford to Godalming Portsmouth Road Re-opened

By Martin Giles August 5, 12.30pm –  The Portsmouth Road has been re-opened six days ahead of deadline. It is believed that the road was re-opened at about 11am. August…