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First Drink and Drug Driving Convictions Secured Following Festive Crackdown
16 of the 174 motorists arrested during Surrey Police’s festive crackdown on drink- and drug- drivers, have now been convicted. The remaining 158 have either been charged, released under investigation,…
Future of Theatre Threatened – Crucial Council Budget Decisions Due Tonight
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter The future of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is under threat as councillors are set to vote on recommended cuts to funding tonight. Guildford Borough…
9 Difficult Challenges Facing Surrey County Council in 2022
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter The immense vaccination programme has brought some much-needed hope, but two years on from coronavirus we are still not free of it, or its…
Work By Art World Icons Going Under the Hammer
By Mia Paltridge Original artworks and prints by three giants of the 20th-century art world will be going on sale at Ewbank’s, the Surrey auction house, on Thursday (January 27).…
£8m White Lion Walk Refurbishment ‘Fantastic News’ Says Councillor
By Hugh Coakley Work on an £8 million refurbishment of one of Guildford’s High Street shopping malls started on Monday (Jan 17). The upgrade of the White Lion Walk shopping…
Council Blocks Affordable Housing Development on Egham Green Belt
By Julie Armstrong, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles A plan for a 100 per cent affordable housing development on Egham green belt has been blocked. Nearly three-quarters of Runnymede…
Vegetable Oil to Keep Surrey’s Roads Skid Free This Winter
Surrey’s 39 gritters will trial running on environmentally friendly Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel from this week, as part of Surrey County Council’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions across the…
County Councillors Urged to Press Ahead with EV Charging Points Rollout
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey councillors are being urged to meet a demand for 10,000 electric vehicle charge points in the county by 2030. There are currently only…
Tandridge Councillors Hope They Will Not Have to Start Again on 6,000 Home Local Plan
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A Surrey council’s long-term plan to build 6,000 homes hangs in the balance as planners put forward four options, with one including scrapping it…
Independent Candidate Elected Unopposed for Ash Parish Council
By Martin Giles A new parish councillor for Ash has been elected unopposed. Pat Scott stood as an Independent. She will be the second Independent on the parish council joining…
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