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Waitrose Donates Generous Cheque to Charity for Carers

Action for Carers Surrey has been presented with a cheque from Waitrose Guildford, as part of the supermarket’s “Give a Little Love” drive. The charity, which supports unpaid carers of…

Plan for 17 Homes on Sensitive Site in Effingham Rejected

By Chris Dick Guildford councillors have rejected an application for 17 more dwellings in Effingham despite a planning officer’s recommendation for approval. The homes were planned for a former school…

Recovering Mayor Says: Please All Get Jabbed Like Me

Guildford’s Mayor Richard Billington is sending out a message to anyone who might be having any doubts about getting a Covid vaccination. He wants them to follow his example and…

Union Plea to County Council for Care Staff Pay Rise

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Surrey care worker has described how she tries to spare her family distress by playing down how closely she works with her clients…

Did You Give Man a Lift on the A31 Hog’s Back on Saturday, January 30?

Did You Give Man a Lift on the A31 Hog’s Back on Saturday, January 30?

Police are appealing for help over an incident on Saturday, January 30, between 9pm and 10pm, when a young man was pushed into a car, driven to the Hog’s Back…

Surrey Expert Explains How South African Variant Arrived Here

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Surrey scientist specialising in disease surveillance, response and prevention is urging everyone offered a coronavirus test to take it. Alasdair Cook says the…

Wey Towpath Diversion as Work Starts on New Walnut Bridge

Work on the controversial new bridge across the Wey from Walnut Tree Close to Bedford Plaza takes a step forward this week. The new Walnut Bridge has faced considerable opposition,…

Police HGV Operation Detects 147 Driving Offences in Just Five Days

A one-week police Operation Tramline has caught a staggering 147 separate offences of driving while distracted over five days on Surrey and Sussex roads. Officers were specifically targeting the “fatal…

‘Conditions’ Clash Causes Surge Test Confusion in Woking

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A clash in official advice is confusing Woking residents amid their mass Covid variant test drive in St Johns, Goldsworth Park and Knaphill. Conditions…

Three-quarters of Over 80s Have Had Their First Jab As Infection Rates Continue to Fall

By Martin Giles As the focus shifts to the discovery of South African variant cases, Covid infection rates across the county and the borough, once again, decrease. Only Elmbridge, which…