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The Search for Sixties Guildford Art Teacher and Students

The search is on for a Guildford art teacher and two of his students who created an iconic artwork in Kettering, Northamptonshire. In 1962, Guildford art teacher Kenneth Budd, and…

Boxgrove School Welcomes Detective Dogs

There was great excitement at Boxgrove Primary School last month when every year group got to meet Nigel, a retired dog handler and some Surrey Police dogs.  Some of the…

MPs Have Made It Clear to the Housing Secretary – Surrey Housing Figures Too High

Surrey’s MPs have met with the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick and made it “abundantly clear” that the housing figures for Surrey should be reduced. There is “grave danger that bad…

Improved Bus Services to Commence This Month

Bus services in Guildford and other parts of Surrey will see significant improvements from this month, following over £5m investment to enhance bus travel for residents, Surrey County Council has…

Pirbright Dump Being Investigated Following Reports of Toxic Waste Disposal

By Hugh Coakley The Environment Agency and Guildford Borough Council are investigating reports of hazardous waste being dumped at a site in Pirbright. GBC says it has allocated £120,000 towards…

PCC Lisa Townsend Welcomes New Probation Service

Probation services delivered by private businesses in Surrey and across England and Wales have been merged with the National Probation Service this week to provide a new unified public Probation…

Guildford Launches New ‘Garden of Hope’ Community Project

All images by Mandy Millyard Guildford has a new “Garden of Hope” in the grounds of St Mary’s church. The new amenity was opened on Saturday (June 26) by Guildford…

Guildford & Waverley Councils Set to Progress Cost-Cutting Partnership Initiative

Partnership working between Guildford and Waverley borough councils is expected to take another step forward this week. Following approval at their respective Executive committees and with the support of the…

South Western Railway Guards Trial Body-worn Cameras to Improve Safety

South Western Railway (SWR) is trying out body-worn cameras for its guards working out of Fratton depot, Portsmouth, the southern end of the line that passes through Guildford to London.…

Paul Spooner Is Leader of GBC’s Conservatives Again

Paul Spooner is back as the leader of the Conservative group at Guildford Borough Council. In a move that seems to have taken many by surprise, the former leader of…