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Tory Councillors In Revolt Against Ash Green Planning Decision

Ash Parish Council has voted to match-fund a judicial review into a decision by Guildford Borough Council to allow a 73-home development to go ahead near Ash Manor, the ancient moated…

Financial Pressures Force Council to Cut Back on Some Projects Amid Pandemic

Difficult choices are being forced on Guildford Borough council by the Coronavirus emergency. There is significant financial pressure on the council’s budget which funds the maintenance of existing frontline services…

Into the Wild: Guildford Activist Sleeps With Badgers to Raise Funds for Homeless Youth

James Miller, an environmental campaigner and nature documentary film-maker, spent a night with a badger sett, in a wood near Guildford to raise money for leading youth homeless charity Centrepoint.…

Royal Surrey Staff Say Thank You In Colour

You might have thought that hospital scrubs had to be boring blue or green. Wrong, as this photo shows. Staff at the Royal Surrey scrubbed up to put on a…

SCC Helps Residents Travel Safely in Bid to Cut Car Usage and Improve Health

As lockdown restrictions are eased, Surrey County Council is initiating ways to help residents get around safely and support local traders as more shops start reopening. From widening pavements in…

Established Nests of Merrow’s Swifts Saved by Guildford Conservation Group

A dispute over scaffolding blocking swifts migrating to their customary nests in a shared property in Merrow has been resolved to allow them clear entry. Sarah Davis and John Bannister,…

Is This Yours? Police Hunting Burglars Release Images of Items They Have Recovered

Police have released pictures of items believed to have been stolen in an effort to reunite them with their owners. The items were recovered during burglary investigations in the Guildford area.…

Covid-19 Survivor Praises ‘Angels’ of Royal Surrey’s ICU For Saving His Life

Samuel, a 60-year-old credit analyst from Guildford, says his life was saved by the “angels” of the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Royal Surrey He is recovering after nine weeks…

Town Sees Different Approaches to Covid Safety As Shops Open After Lockdown

by Hugh Coakley Shoppers coming into Guildford town centre today (Monday, June 15) were dealing with a “new normal” as non-essential shops opened their doors nearly three months after Covid-19…

Water Flowing Again At Tumbling Bay Weir: Then And Now Views

Work to reinstate the Tumbling Bay weir at Millmead that collapsed on November 2, 2019, has reached the stage that water is again flowing along the made-made part of the…