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Mystery Buyer Outbid Council for Town’s Prime Plaza Building Site

Guildford Borough Council was outbid by an unknown private developer last year for the Plaza site on Portsmouth Road, derelict for 20 years. The council wanted the site of the…

GuilFest Return Supported By Independents Alliance Group

Guildford’s Independents have unanimously agreed to support the return of GuilFest, the annual music festival formerly held in Stoke Park. The decision was taken at a meeting of Guildford Borough Council’s…

Lib Dems Say: Problems Threaten Local Plan Tory ‘Victory’

The result of the Local Plan two-day hearing last week is a hollow victory for the Conservative-dominated borough council, say Guildford Liberal Democrats. The Planning Inspector indicated he would accept…

Keep Our Countryside Free, County Council Survey Shows

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Using Surrey’s countryside as a toilet and needing wings to get there were two bizarre responses in a public survey on how people use…

Ash Aspect: Withdrawal of Bus Service is ‘Punishing’ Ash and Tongham Residents

By David Reading What’s the reason for having a bus service? The question may sound daft and the obvious answer is, to enable people to travel from A to B…

SCC Working Group To Address Adverse Inspector’s Report on Surrey Fire & Rescue Service

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter A working group of councillors has been set up to address damning findings from an inspector’s report into Surrey Fire & Rescue Service. The…

Council Leader Forced Me to Quit, Says Independent Candidate Lyon

A leading Independent candidate planning to stand in the May 2 council election has withdrawn because of questions raised about his integrity by borough council leader Paul Spooner. Julian Lyon,…

One Council Attendance in Nine Months – But Councillor Continues to Draw Allowance

A borough councillor who has attended only one council meeting in nine months continues to draw his approximate £5,000 annual allowance and cannot be removed. Michael Illman (Con, Shalford), former…

Two Wounded in Ash Knife Attack

Two Wounded in Ash Knife Attack

Two men were wounded in a knife attack in Ash on Wednesday night (February 13, 2019). Officers were called to Fairview Road just after 9.08pm after reports of a stabbing.…

Sandiacre Horticultural Nursery Extends With Amazing New Site

By Hugh Coakley Driving out of Guildford on the Aldershot Road just past Fairlands, you can’t help but notice a huge and impressive new, three-acre glasshouse on the left. The…