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Unannounced Covid-19 Test Centre Now Operating At Onslow Park & Ride, By Appointment Only
by Martin Giles A new Covid-19 test centre has started operating at the Onslow Park & Ride car park without any initial public announcement or advice. This afternoon (Wednesday, April…
Transit Sites For Travellers An Urgent Need, Says PCC, After Illegal Encampment Moved
Transit sites for travellers are urgently needed in Surrey, David Munro, the Police and Crime Commissioner, has said after another unauthorised encampment was moved by police order this week. Under…
Mayor’s Position Locked Down for an Extra Year, Mayor Making Cancelled
by Martin Giles For the first time since 1362, when Guildford appointed its first mayor, there will be no “Mayor Making” ceremony at the Guildhall. The formality has been cancelled…
Honours For Those Who Make A Real Difference In Their Community
Recipients of the Mayor’s Award for Service to the Community for 2020 have been announced. These are people and organisations who Guildford’s mayor and the borough council recognise as making…
County Warns, Beware of Scams Now on the Rise in the Wake of Coronavirus
Dangerous fraudsters have been buying fake NHS and care provider lanyards so they can try to trick their way into the homes of vulnerable people, Surrey Trading Standards has warned.…
Engineers And Designers Step Up To Help Solve Issues Linked To Covid-19
Engineers and designers are volunteering their skills to overcome problems associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. About 240 skilled people in the UK have registered with the Institute of Engineering Designers,…
Lockdown Forces SCC to Cancel HQ Move to Woking So Guildford Sees a Chance
By Martin Giles The pandemic restrictions have forced the county council to cancel plans to move its headquarters from Kingston upon Thames to Woking. Now Guildford councillors are considering whether…
Community Recycling Centres to Stay Closed
Despite the increase in flytipping in other boroughs of Surrey, the county council has no immediate plans to reopen the county’s community recycling centres (CRCs), closed in March due to…
Teachers Sing to Pupils ‘Reach for the Stars’ in Surprise YouTube Morale Booster
Sandfield Primary School pupils and their parents had a surprise waiting for them when they received a letter on what should have been the start of the school’s Summer term…
Still No Progress on Versailles Twinning
By Martin Giles The silence from Versailles on the proposed twinning with Guildford has now lasted for over 12 months. Using diplomatic language, Guildford Borough Council would say only: “Discussions…
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