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Family Voices Frustration Over Guildford Disabled Access Problems

By David Reading The parents of an 11-year-old disabled girl have described their long battle with Guildford Borough Council in their attempts to improve life for people like their daughter. …

Formal Proposal to Close Ash Centre for Elderly People Goes to GBC’s Executive

By Emily Coady-Stemp, local democracy reporter and David Reading The permanent closure of the Shawfield Day Centre for elderly people in Ash has moved a step closer following a recommendation…

Town Split Over St Mary’s Wharf As Historic England Accuses Developer of “Flawed” Conclusions

By Hugh Coakley Opinion in Guildford remains split over the St Mary’s Wharf proposals for riverside apartments, up to nine storeys high, on the former Debenhams site. And in what…

Tennis Club’s Application for New Court Rejected

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A tennis club has had its application for a new court turned down over concerns the floodlights would spill into people’s gardens. Merrow Lawn…

Frimley Park Hospital to Be Rebuilt At a Cost of £1.26bn to Fix Unsafe Roof Problem

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A £1.26billion transformation is planned to deliver a new state-of-the-art Frimley Park Hospital. The hospital will be rebuilt to get rid of a lightweight…

Covid Infections Continue to Decline in Guildford and Across Surrey

By Martin Giles Covid infection rates continue to drop significantly in Guildford and Surrey, according to the latest summary report from Surrey County Council. There were 12,221 confirmed Covid-19 cases…

Lib Dem Candidate Calls for Prime Minister’s Resignation

The Lib Dem’s prospective  Parliamentary Candidate for Guildford, Zöe Franklin has called for Boris Johnson’s resignation and has urged Guildford’s MP to join her.  In a press release, Ms Franklin…

Local Conservatives Divided on ‘Should Boris Go?’ Question

By Martin Giles Two local Conservative MPs will be watching closely the state of party support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following his “Party at No 10” apology, with particular…

Planning Backlog Stable As Applications Received ‘Drop From Peak’

By Hugh Coakley The backlog of planning applications being processed by GBC is reported to be stable following councillors’ dissatisfaction in October 2021 when there was an increasing number of…

New Royal Surrey Cancer Centre and Car Park Approved

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A new cancer centre and multi-storey car park is coming to the Royal Surrey County Hospital after planners gave the nod last night. Guildford…