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New Group “Residents for Guildford and Villages” Call Meeting to Encourage More Independent Candidates

“Widespread dissatisfaction across the borough at the way Guildford Council is currently operating and ignoring people’s wishes” is said to be the motivation behind an initiative to encourage more Independent…

Victim of Brutal Train Killing, a ‘Devoted Family Man’, Named

The family of a Guildford father, who was killed in a violent assault on board a train yesterday (January 4, 2019), have paid tribute to him on what would have…

County Council Consultation on Recycling Centres Closes

By Rebecca Curley Local Democracy Reporter Petitions to save recycling centres in Surrey from closing have received more than 2,000 signatures. The support comes as Surrey County Council ends consultation…

Man Arrested in Murder Hunt – Police Believe It Was Not a Random Assault

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder investigation following a stabbing attack on a train from Guildford to Horsley yesterday. See: Murder Hunt After Boy, 14, Sees Father…

Councillor Witnesses Police Reaction at Horsley Station

See also: Murder Hunt After Boy, 14, Sees Father Stabbed To Death On Guildford Train A borough councillor, out cycling, saw the first police officers to reach Horsley station this afternoon.…

Murder Hunt After Boy, 14, Sees Father Stabbed To Death On Guildford Train

A boy of 14 was forced to watch in helpless horror as his 51-year-old father was stabbed to death by a stranger on a lunchtime Guildford-Waterloo train today (January 4,…

Councils’ Costs Of Watering And Maintaining Flower Beds And Baskets Revealed

By Rebecca Curley Local Democracy Reporter Guildford Borough Council spent £42,279.34 on its 1,726 flower beds, 280 hanging baskets and 60 troughs in 2017-2018. The figures have been released as…

Uber’s Success May Drive Up Guildford Taxi Licence Costs

By Rebecca Curley Local Democracy Reporter The success of Uber in Guildford has led to a number of cabbies quitting the trade completely, and could drive up the cost of…

Beekeeper’s Notes; Compostable Plastic – Good or Bad?

by Hugh Coakley, beekeeper in Worplesdon It’s seasonally cold now and the bees are clustering together in the hive to keep warm. They don’t venture out below 8C to 10C…

University of Surrey ‘Guilty of Spiralling Grade Inflation’ Says Regulator

By Anthony Parker The University of Surrey, along with many other universities, is guilty of “spiralling grade inflation” which risked undermining public confidence, according to the Office for Students, the…