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Six Arrests After Police Operation to Tackle Romance Fraud

Six Arrests After Police Operation to Tackle Romance Fraud

Six men have been arrested after an organised operation to tackle a series of romance fraud scams which saw 14 victims conned out of over £400,000. Officers arrested the six…

Ash Manor School’s £4 Million Theatre Extension Begins to Take Shape

By David Reading Building has started on Ash Manor School’s £4 million extension, to be used mainly for performing arts. Morgan Sindall Construction, chosen by the county council, expects to…

Borough Rejects More Resident Complaints About Ash Parish Council

By David Reading Residents’ complaints about Ash Parish Council have been rejected on “technical grounds” after investigation by a Guildford Borough Council standards committee. Two complaints were triggered by a…

Christmas Shoppers Urged to be Kind to ‘Unsung Heroes’, Shop Worker Victims of Abuse

A national campaign has been launched to encourage Christmas shoppers to treat retail workers with kindness over the busy festive period. As shops reopen from today (December 3) those on…

Council Starts Public Budget Consultation: Where to Save, Where to Spend?

The borough council are asking residents to have their say on where they should prioritise spending after medium-term budget plans considered by the Executive last week predicted a shortfall of…

Traders and Shoppers Relieved To Be Back But Worried Lockdown Will Return

By Hugh Coakley Shoppers were hoping to bag a bargain in Guildford’s pre-Christmas sales yesterday (December 2) after Lockdown 2 ended. Shop owners were reporting that people were “relieved to…

Man in Romanian Jail gets 10 Years For Guildford Hotel Rape

A man awaiting extradition to Britain in a Romanian jail has been sentenced to 10 years for rape at Guildford Crown Court (November 30). Constantin Lascar, 30, was convicted in…

Farmers’ Market Shoppers Stalled

By Martin Giles Disappointed shoppers expecting the regular Farmers’ Market, normally held on the first Tuesday of each month, were left puzzling in Guildford’s stall-less High Street this morning (December…

Police Launch Christmas Crackdown on Drink and Drug-drivers Amid Warnings

A police Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers in Surrey was launched today (December 1), officers warning offenders will be dealt with “robustly”. Since the beginning of 2018, more than…

Covid Infection Rate Falls Again But the County Still Faces Stricter Tier 2

By Martin Giles Covid infection rates in Guildford borough and across Surrey have continued to fall over the past week as the county, now controversially treated as one unit, is…