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New Enforcement Cameras Proposed for Traffic Congestion Hotspot

By Martin Giles Traffic enforcement cameras will be installed at the Dennis Roundabout in Guildford, pending the result of a public consultation, Surrey County Council has announced. The SCC Cabinet…

Quarter of South East Hospital Beds Taken Up by Patients Well Enough to Leave

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A quarter of hospital beds in the South East were last week being taken up by patients well enough to leave causing long handover…

Children Given Individual Taxis to School May Have to Share

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter More children will likely have to share arranged travel to school, under new plans being drawn up by Surrey County Council.  Rising demand and…

Nurse Struck Off for Poor Level of English

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Spanish nurse who worked in Surrey has been struck off the nursing register because his knowledge of English isn’t good enough, a report…

Climate and Heritage Are Reasons to ‘Rescue Debenhams Building’ Says National Campaign Group

By Hugh Coakley Debenhams should be rescued from demolition. This is the message from historic buildings campaigners, SAVE Britain’s Heritage who are calling for department stores around the country, including…

Confused Picture of High Street Footfall

By Hugh Coakley There are conflicting reports of the current level of high street footfall in Guildford. A count using mobile phone data shows the town is now a healthy…

Work Starts to Remove Escalators in White Lion Walk

By Hugh Coakley Work has started to remove the escalators from the atrium as part of an £8 million refurbishment of White Lion Walk in Guildford’s town centre. The upgrade…

Council Accepts Legal Advice Not to Risk a Formal Review of the Local Plan

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter and Martin Giles GBC councillors have been told that conducting an early review of the Local Plan carried a high risk of the housing…

Guildford Councillors Agree Next Step for Partnership With Waverley

The collaboration between Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils took another step forward this week with the agreement by GBC councillors at their full council meeting on Tuesday (April 5) on…

Covid Update: Has Infection Rate Peaked?

By Martin Giles Covid infection rates have dropped in the last week and observers will be hoping that the downward trend can be sustained as we move into mid-spring. Guildford’s…