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Community’s Fight To Save the Forresters Pub

A community in Guildford is stepping up its fight to prevent a boarded-up pub being converted into homes. Two planning applications have been lodged with Guildford Borough Council for the…

New Jubilee Seats on Millmead Island – ‘Designed to be Uncomfortable’

New seats have been constructed on Millmead Island to the rear of the Yvonne Arnaud theatre by Millmead Lock. A GBC spokesperson said: “The Millmead Island seats, commissioned by Guildford…

Local Olympian Finishes Sixth in Canoe Sprint Final

Guildford’s Rachel Cawthorn, finished 6th in the Olympic final of the K1 500m sprint canoe event this morning after coming a promising second in the semi final. Her time was…

Assault in Bridge Street – Do You Recognise This Man?

Detectives in Guildford are appealing for members of the public to help identify the man in this CCTV image.  Officers want to speak with him in connection with an assault…

Aldi Plans for Green Man Site at Burpham – Survey Results Awaited

A survey of the views of Burpham residents, on the latest proposal from Aldi to build a low price store on the old Green Man site, closed on Saturday (4…

Castle Green Ladies Celebrate Olympic Win

Castle Green Bowling Club Ladies could not contain their excitement when they heard the news of Andy Murray’s Tennis Gold medal yesterday (5 Aug) and decide to fly the flag!…

Record Number of New Companies Created in Guildford

Guildford has seen a record number of new companies set up during the first half of 2012 according to research carried out by leading company formation agent, Duport.co.uk. 440 new…

Steep Rise in Redundancies at Guildford Borough Council

Redundancies at our ‘morale-hit’ GBC have shot up from five in the accounting year 2010-11 to 37 (31 compulsory) in the  year 2011-12, costing taxpayers nearly £800,000. The number of…

Six Guildford Parks Awarded Green Flags

Six Guildford parks to have won green flags in a national Keep Britain Tidy competition. Included on the list is Stoke Park the venue for the Olympic Torch Celebration. To…

Pressure Group Says Waitrose Plan Fails to Account for Traffic Impact

The impact of traffic and parking has been overlooked by Waitrose in its planning application for a store in the centre of Guildford, according to a local pressure group. The Guildford…