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New Woking Industrial Estate Plan

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Every building in a Woking industrial will be demolished and replaced with “much-needed modern” warehousing along the Basingstoke Canal, if new plans are approved.…

New Borough Council Executive Announced Following Lib Dem Election Win

By Martin Giles The leader of the Guildford Borough Council (GBC), Julia McShane, has announced her new Executive team. This follows her own election as leader at the Selection Council…

Councillor ‘Not Acting in Official Capacity’ When He Called Police Commissioner a ‘Dishonest, Transphobic Bigot’

By Martin Giles George Potter, a senior Lib Dem borough (Burpham) and county councillor (Guildford East) has been cleared of wrongdoing after calling the Conservative Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner…

South Western Railway to Ban e-Scooters from Its Trains and Stations

South Western Railway (SWR) will introduce a ban on e-scooters across all its stations and trains on Thursday, June 1. The new rule, which will follow similar bans at other…

Guildford’s MP Sympathises with Resigning Colleague But Will Stand for Election Again

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Guildford’s MP Angela Richardson has responded sympathetically to the news that her party colleague and Conservative MP for nearby Esher and…

County Council Pays £3,900 to Mother of SEND Child

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey County Council failed to provide suitable full-time education to a SEND primary school child, causing the youngster to miss valuable learning time and…

Guildford’s MP Has More Success with PMQs and Calls for Pennies to be Spent on Keeping Toilets Open

By Martin Giles Guildford’s MP Angela Richardson has asked yet more questions of the prime minister in the last two weeks. She had three other questions selected between December 2022…

Deadline Approaches for Design Awards

By Nic Allen We all want to see examples of great design in our town and borough, it adds to the quality of our environment. The Guildford Society and Guildford…

Woking’s £490m Write Down Sparks ‘Worst Fears’ for Council Services

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter “Worst fears” have been confirmed in newly published accounts that exposed a half-billion pound “black hole” in Woking Borough Council’s finances and plunged the…

Efforts Underway to Minimise Gomshall Broadband Disruption

Work is getting underway in Gomshall to connect the historical village to a full fibre broadband network. Engineers say they are liaising closely with residents, local councils and the highways…