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Council Bids For ‘High Upfront Cash’ To Kick-start 1,000 Homes Development at Slyfield

Guildford Borough Council’s plans to develop 40 hectares of brownfield land at Slyfield to provide 1,000 new homes needs a huge injection of ‘up front’ capital. The Slyfield Area Regeneration Project (SARP) is a complicated…

University To Help More Local Young People Access Higher Education

The University of Surrey has been selected to lead a local network of institutions, including Royal Holloway, the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and Farnborough Technical College, to encourage…

Charity That Helps People In Debt Is Expecting A Rush Of Calls

Christians Against Poverty (CAP), a charity that helps people with debt problems and with a centre in Guildford, is bracing itself for more calls for help than ever before. It reports that the…

Church Says Plans Are Progressing Well In Bid To Sell Off Graveyard

The rector of a Guildford church is pleased that plans to sell off land, in the form of a closed graveyard, in order to raise funds to expand its buildings is progressing. A six-week…

Waitrose Developers Agrees To Improve Crossing Before Closing Subway

The developer Bowmer & Kirkland building the Waitrose store in Guildford has announced that improvements will be made to the York Road / Stoke Road crossing before it closes the…

More Than 120 Parents and Children Take Part In Pedestrian Crossing Protest

Parents of children who attend Sandfield Parimary School staged a protest on Monday afternoon (January 12) at a pedestrian crossing they say must be upgraded now that a nearby underpass…

Parents Promise To Show How Awful Crossing Near School Will Be As Developers Move To Fill In Subway

Parents and their children who attend Sandfield Primary School in Guildford will stage a protest tomorrow afternoon (Monday, January 12), over news that the pedestrian subway under York Road is being filled…

Man Charged With Murder Over Alleged Assault Outside Social Club

A man has been charged with the murder of Guildford man Richard Stroud, 46, following an alleged assault outside Guildford City Social Club in Joseph’s Road, on Saturday night, January…

Alderman Hits Out Over Railway Station Revamp Plans And ‘Misleading’ Brochure

Alderman Gordon Bridge has hit out over plans for the redevelopment of Guildford railway station and is concerned over what he believes is a “misleading glossy brochure” being circulated on behalf of…

Closure Order Issued On Troubled Flat In Stoughton

A flat in Stoughton, plagued by antisocial behaviour that included threats to neighbours, has been boarded up following a closure order obtained by the police. The order was granted on Monday, December 29, for 6 Ardmore…