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Commercial Agents Scratch Their Heads Over £7.5 million Price Tag for Small High Street Shop
By Hugh Coakley and Martin Giles Commercial agents have expressed shock at a £7.5 million freehold price paid, said to be twice the estimate, for 103 High Street in Guildford.…
Calls to Change ‘Unfair’ Council Tax System Under Which Mansion Owners Don’t Pay A Fair Share
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey councillors are calling for a “flawed and unfair” council tax system to be reformed after claims a £20million Godalming mansion is charged only…
GBC Approves Cost-Cutting Budget With Maximum 2% Council Tax Rise
By Emily Coady Stemp, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Guildford households will pay more council tax from April after the borough council agreed a cost-cutting budget for 2022-23 on…
Portsmouth Direct Line to Close for 9 Days to Allow Major Upgrade
The Portsmouth line will shut for nine consecutive days between Guildford and Petersfield this weekend for a major upgrade that will tackle delays currently suffered by South Western Railway passengers.…
Pedestrian Killed on Guildford Dual Carriageway, Closed for Hours
By Martin Giles A pedestrian was killed in a collision this afternoon (February 9) on the dual carriageway near the river bridge next to the Lidl supermarket. The fatality is…
Cathedral Declines to Comment on Challenge to Cathedral’s Housing Development
By Hugh Coakley Developer VIVID, speaking on behalf of Guildford Cathedral, have declined to comment on a new challenge over whether the land around the cathedral was intended to be…
Council Rejects Plea to Use Reserves and Spare Residents Pain of Council Tax Hike
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey’s Conservative-controlled county council has rejected a plea to use some of its £150 million reserves to spend more on public health and spare…
Nurse Suspended for ‘Campaign Targeted at Pursuing a Sexual Relationship’
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A nurse who made his female colleague feel scared to come into work with “a campaign targeted at pursuing a sexual relationship” with her…
Voluntary Action Honoured For Its Vital Support Work During The Pandemic
At the start of the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, Voluntary Action South West Surrey quickly rose to the challenge to become an important hub where people could go…
Surrey ‘Taken for Granted’ as Government Ignores County in Levelling Up Proposals
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Councillors say Surrey is being “taken for granted” by the government and largely ignored in their levelling up proposals. The long-awaited…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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