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Man Extradited From Romania to Face 10-year Sentence for Guildford Rape

Runaway rapist Constantin Lascar has been extradited from Romania to begin his 10-year sentence in the UK. Lascar was found guilty of raping his victim in Guildford’s Mandolay Hotel after…

Covid Jabs For Homeless Follow County’s Winter Flu Campaign

Homeless people in hostels and on the streets are being offered flu and Covid jabs in an initiative by Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System (ICS) and local partners in the…

Covid Stats Show An Improving Picture, Over One-third of Over-16s Now Jabbed

By Martin Giles As the prime minister briefed the nation on the plans to slowly emerge from lockdown, the latest statistics show infections in the county and the borough continue…

Tories Choose Lisa Townsend to Stand on May 6 PCC Vote

By Martin Giles The Conservatives have selected Lisa Townsend as their candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner, to share election with the county council’s on May 6. She was voted…

Skate Shop Summonsed for Non-payment of BID Levy

By Hugh Coakley The independent skate shop in Jeffries Passage, Decade, has been summonsed to court for non-payment of the Business Improvement District (BID) levy. The £588,000 levy (2019 figures)…

Vintage Guildford Views That Had A Touch Of Colour

By David Rose The picture postcard boom from the early 1900s onwards, that soon saw millions of cards being issued of street scenes and other views, was at a time…

Lockdown Rules on Campaigning ‘Danger to Democracy’

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Critics of holding local elections on May 6 question whether they can be truly democratic during lockdown. They say all but the two main…

Why Council Had to Pay £2.3m Held For Council Housing to Government

By Martin Giles A major administrative error has forced the borough council to give Whitehall £2.3 million that could have used to build much-needed council houses. The money came from…

Borough Confirms It Will Help Run Parish Council After Mass Resignations

By Martin Giles The borough council has called an extraordinary meeting on March 5 to appoint temporary councillors for Normandy after its nine-member parish council collapsed amid acrimony. One likely…

Witnesses Wanted After Man Exposes Himself to Girls at Castle Arch

Police are seeking witnesses after a man exposed his genitals to two teenage girls in Guildford on Monday afternoon (February 15). The victims were walking near Castle Arch at about…