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Normandy Residents to Meet Network Rail About Overnight Pile-Driving
By Martin Giles Train services restarted yesterday (January 6) on the Guildford-Reading line, after repairs to the 40-metre landslip in Normandy over Christmas. Those living near say noise from overnight…
Weyside Urban Village Planning Application Published
By Hugh Coakley Permission to build “Weyside Urban Village”, with up to 1,550 new homes, is being sought by Guildford Borough Council. The council’s Planning Committee will decide whether to…
Stay Away If You Can, Surrey Uni Students Told
University of Surrey students are “strongly encouraged” to remain at their vacation accommodation until late January or early February, minimising travel to reduce the risk of virus transmission. This is…
No Visible Disability? Not Much Blue Badge Chance in Surrey
By Martin Giles Surrey has the UK’s second-highest refusal rate of Blue Badge parking badges for applicants with non-visible disabilities. For the 12 months after August 30, 2019, 1,063 applications…
Met Cracks Down on Those Breaking Lockdown Rules
Londoners breaching new Covid lockdown rules are increasingly likely to face fines, the Metropolitan Police have warned. Although officers will still apply the four Es approach of engaging, explaining, encouraging…
As Infection Rate Soars, Police Pay Heavy Emotional Price
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter The new and highly contagious coronavirus variant has pushed policing in Surrey to a critical point. Officers are feeling increased pressure and the chief…
Covid-hit Guildford Ready to Cash In On Town Centre Buyups
About 1% of Guildford borough’s 150,000 population now has Covid-19, an infection rate of 700 per 100,000, council leader Joss Bigmore told the Executive last night (January 5). He said…
Council Leader’s Pledge of Lockdown Support Ends With Scam Warning
Guildford council leader Joss Bigmore has issued a statement of encouragement and support on the return to national lockdown. “I’d like to thank you all for your continued patience and…
Delayed U-turn On School Closing Angers Families Fearing Spread of Virus
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Boris Johnson’s delayed U-turn on school opening has left angry parents among others wondering why this was not done before children were allowed to…
Identified Weaknesses to Be Discussed at Parish Council’s Next Meeting
Normandy Parish Council (NPC) says it intends to publish further information on what it will do to correct weaknesses identified in its 2019/20 external audit after the matter has been discussed…
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