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Surrey’s Three ‘Levelling Up’ Bids Fail
By Emily Coady Stemp local democracy reporter The allocation of levelling up funding from central government was announced last week, with more than 100 projects given a share of £2.1…
Withdrawing Tandridge Local Plan Now Would Be ‘Dangerous’
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A Surrey council leader has warned of the “danger” of starting the authority’s plan for 6,000 new homes from scratch as it proposes to…
Indie of the Month: Running the Casino ‘People Said I Was Brave But I Was Terrified’
By Hugh Coakley How much do you know about the Casino Nightclub, the well known landmark in the centre of Guildford? There were some huge surprises for me when I…
Local Councillors Express Concerns Over SCC’s Approach to Further London Road Consultation
By Martin Giles “Disappointed” is one local councillor’s response to a Surrey County Council update on the proposed cycle lane work on the A3100 London Road in Burpham. A county…
Wisley Campaigners Grab National Press Headlines
By Martin Giles The planning proposals for a controversial “new town” on the site of the former Wisley airfield has featured in the national press. A two-page spread titled: “2,000-home…
Man Convicted of Violent Robbery Through Crucial DNA Evidence
A man who assaulted and robbed a 37-year-old woman as she walked home from work has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison. Ryan Davies, 31, of…
Highways Repair Bulletin January 23-29
With temperatures dropping across Surrey this week, the council’s fleet of gritters was out last week regularly spreading salt on the county’s roads. Every winter SCC teams work around the…
Town Centre Update: ‘Footfall Down But Spending Up’ as More Shops Open Than Close
By Hugh Coakley Guildford’s town centre looks buoyant. You wouldn’t tell by looking that we have narrowly avoided a national recession and households are said to be cutting back on…
New Pharmacy for Ash Can Go Ahead – But a Major Problem Remains
By David Reading An application to open a second pharmacy in Ash has been granted on appeal. The Pharmacy Appeals Committee overturned NHS England’s refusal to grant permission, saying it…
Ash Dieback Work Scheduled to Start This Week in Guildford Villages
Surrey County Council will begin a programme of tree felling across the county council’s countryside estate this week, as part of a scheme to remove diseased ash trees blighted by…
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