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Council Rejects e-Petition Seeking An End To Its ‘Pro-development Strategy’

Members of the public queued up to challenge Guildford Borough Council’s (GBC) thinking behind the Draft Local Plan, currently out for public consultation, at a full council meeting on Tuesday…

Spectrum Lifeguards Win Awards At National Contest

Three young lifeguards from Guildford Spectrum won awards at the ninth annual CIMSPA & IQL UK Lifeguard Triathlon. A record 981 lifeguards took part in the event which finished on July 4 after…

Communities And Local Groups Benefit From Council Grants

Dozens of local community groups, charities and social enterprises have a brighter future, thanks to more than £130,000 of grant funding from Guildford Borough Council. Forty local groups will receive a…

Lions Raft Race: Another Year, Another Lot of Fun, Another Success

Story in pictures kindly provided by Mike Bennett. Full Results below. The Lions Raft Race is an annual event. This year it is expected that it will raise £4,000 for…

Première Of Circle Eight’s Film Guildford In The Great War

The Circle Eight film group is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a première screening of its new documentary Guildford In The Great War, at the Electric Theatre on Saturday, July 19. It…

Bishop Dons Boots To Help Cathedral Appeal

In a bid to help Guildford Cathedral’s appeal reach £1.3 million by its end of August deadline, the Bishop of Dorking, the Rt Rev’d Ian Brackley, is setting out on…

Sex Offender Reported to Have Been Moved From Guildford Hostel

Unconfirmed reports indicate that notorious child sex offender, Robert Oliver, has now been moved from a Guildford hostel. If true, the move from “approved premises”, run by the National Probation…

Local Politicians Disagree Over Licence Review for The Boileroom

Labour’s 2015 Parliamentary candidate for Guildford, Richard Wilson, is asking Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to allow the small independent music venue, The Boileroom, to remain open. But a Lib Dem…

Did You See Sexual Assault at Guildford Taxi Rank?

Detectives in Guildford are appealing for witnesses following an incident in which a young woman was sexually assaulted by touching at a taxi rank in Guildford at the weekend. The…

Investigation into Planning Councillor Extended

A police investigation of offences alleged to have been committed by Guildford Borough Councillor Monika Juneja has been extended. It has also emerged that she has been re-interviewed by police…