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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…

Local Housing Market Continues to Buck the Trend

Property Market Report, August 2012 By Paul Rickard, Director, Seymours Guildford The market in Surrey continues to buck the national trend of sluggish sales. Here in our Guildford office we’ve…

Arson Incident in Shalford on Site Earmarked for Development

Arson is suspected following an early morning fire in a derelict house in Shalford. The house is on land that forms part of site for which a planning application was…

Fatal Collision in Worplesdon

A female motorcyclist was killed this evening (14 Aug) in a collision in Burdenshott Road, Worplesdon.  The incident happened shortly before 5.30pm. Emergency services were called to the scene where…

Solitary Council Officer Who Dealt With Thousands of Pests Has Been Eradicated

National fame has come too late to the ‘Lone Ranger’ Pest Control Officer who existed until last November at Guildford Borough Council. His one man fight against all the pests…