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Guildford’s Green Day Shows Commitment to Net Zero by 2030 Remains

By Joshua Brown Guildford hosted its second annual Green Day event to promote local climate action on Sunday (June 8). The borough council’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from…

Revealed Survey Shows SCC’s Preferred Two-unitary Option Has Least Public Support

By Martin Giles The two-unitary option for Surrey’s local government reorganisation, as preferred by Surrey County Council, is the least favoured by residents according to a previously unpublished residents’ survey…

Highways Bulletin: Junction 10 Closures and Making Strides for Walk to School Week

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here:…

Body Found in Woodland Believed To Be Missing 69-year-old

Police searching for a 69-year-old who went missing in the Puttenham Common area on June 1 said today that a man’s body had been found. A Surrey Police statement said:…

AI Technology at the Forefront of Surrey Conservation Project

By David Reading In a ground-breaking conservation project making use of Artificial Intelligence, teams of volunteers are being deployed to record the plant species which thrive on rare acid grassland…

Eight Out of Ten PIP Claimants in Guildford Face Cuts to Their “Lifeline”

Liberal Democrats at Westminster say that a written Parliamentary Question has revealed  that in 55 constituencies in England and Wales, 90 per cent of those claiming the standard rate of…

Waverley’s New Discretionary CIL Review Scheme To Be Revealed Soon

By Martin Giles After months of delay, Waverley Borough Council is set to bring forward proposals to the council’s Executive on July 1 for a new discretionary review of Community…

Council Accepts Responsibility of Meeting Farnham Museum’s Ballooning Repair Costs

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The cost of repairing “one of the most important buildings in Surrey” has ballooned to nearly £2 million after further setbacks were discovered –…

Stoke Park Was Bought 100 Years Ago with Plans for a Public Open Space and Houses!

By David Rose Guildford’s Stoke Park was bought by the town’s corporation in 1925 for £44,873. It comprised 186 acres of parkland, woodland and buildings, bordered by Nightingale Road, Stoke…

Hospital Apologises ‘Unreservedly’ After Death of Disabled Girl

The head of the Royal Surrey has apologised “unreservedly” after the death at the hospital of a 12-year-old disabled girl. Rose Hartfleet died at the hospital on January 30, 2024,…