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Revealed – 11 Key Issues That Sparked Woking’s Bankruptcy
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A review into how Woking Borough Council plummeted into bankruptcy has found it borrowed £160 million for purposes “outside” regulations and had “sub-optimal record…
300th Success for Joint Surrey & Sussex Police Team Targeting ‘County Lines’
A joint Surrey and Sussex Police operation targeting cross-county drug gangs has disrupted its 300th drugs line. On Wednesday, May 31, the joint police team, known as “Centurion”, which led…
Duchess of Edinburgh visits Artventure Trust in Merrow
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s latest visit to Guildford (June 6) included dropping into Artventure Trust in Merrow. She met staff and volunteers of the charity and spent time with the…
Tower Block ‘Can’t Be Filled’ Due to Antisocial Behaviour
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A tower block in Surrey takes twice as long for its local council to fill compared with the rest of its housing stock due…
Woking Council Was Warned in 2019 Over Debt When It Was 50% of Today’s Amount
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Woking Borough Council was warned in an independent peer review that an economic downturn could prove disastrous – four years ago when its debt…
Auction Lot Sparks Mystery over Bellairs Studio of Dance and Drama Sculpture
By David Rose A bronze sculpture of a dancer, being sold by auction, looks very similar to one that once graced the Milbrook building of Bellairs Studio of Dance and Drama…
Did You Witness a Car Being Stolen at Knifepoint in Guildford?
Surrey Police are appealing for information after a man’s car was stolen at knifepoint in Guildford on Saturday evening (10 June). The victim was sitting in his car in Southway…
Town Centre Plaza Contractor Goes Bust – Major Building Site at a Standstill
By Martin Giles Construction work has stopped at the major Guildford Plaza site at the bottom of the Portsmouth Road, near St Nicolas Church. The scheme was to provide over…
Weyside Urban Village Wins National Planning Award
Guildford’s (WUV) project has won the: “Best use of publicly owned land and, or property placemaking” category in the Planning Awards 2023. But yesterday former council leader Joss Bigmore warned…
Debate Over Epsom Town Centre Development
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter In a planning decision that echoes the Guildford debate, over the much larger North Street proposal, plans for two new blocks of flats to…
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