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Worplesdon County Councillor Urges Action at Road Death Spot

The county councillor for the area that includes Fairlands, Liddington Hall and Gravetts Lane is pressing Surrey County Council’s Guildford Area Committee for action following an accident in Aldershot Road…

Is This Your iPod? Police Ask For Help to Solve Burglary

Police officers investigating a burglary believe a photo contained in an iPod might be a vital clue. They are appealing for the public’s help in identifying the owner of the…

Call For Big Society Approach To Refurbish Run Down Community Centre

by Flora Windebank The Big Society, evident in spirit during the Olympics, has spread to Merrow. Residents in Bushy Hill are being called upon to help with a refurbishment project…

Motorist Grabs Runaway Car in Lawn Road, Guildford

A runaway car had to be ‘restrained’ in Lawn Road Guildford this afternoon after it had been left, apparently, without having its hand brake properly applied. A local resident reported…

Guildford Houses Unaffordable For Many Local People – Local Councillors Comment

A new study of average salaries compared with property prices showed that Guildford, Cambridge and Oxford were the least affordable. The result is that many local people find themselves priced…

GBC Chief Exec To Speak at Shopping Centre Conference

David Hill, Guildford Borough Council’s Chief Executive, is to speak at a British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) conference in Liverpool on 10 September, an event at which retail expert…

Dr Mary Alexander Retires From Guildford Museum After 33 Years

Friends and colleagues gathered at The Keep last night (17 Aug) to mark the retirement of Dr Mary Alexander, the much respected Collections Officer at Guildford Museum. Mary joined the…

Guildford Vision Group Calls for Rethink on North Street Development

Guildford Vision Group (GVG), is calling on Guildford Borough Council to withdraw what they claim is a ‘flawed’ Design and Development Brief for North Street. The Leader of the Labour…

Guildford ‘Crackhouse’ Closed by Police and Housing Association

A ‘Crackhouse’ was closed in Guildford today (16 Aug) following joint action by Surrey Police and the Home Group Housing Association. They successfully obtained an order to close down 7…

Exciting, Nerve Wracking, Sad – Izzie Radley Reports On Her Part in the Olympic Closing Ceremony

By Izzie Radley And so it’s all over! I can’t really believe The Games have finished and my Olympic experience is at an end. After the Opening Ceremony, came three…