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Labour Leader Calls for GBC Leader to Consider Stepping Aside

Commenting on last night’s announcement by Guildford Borough Council that two directors had stepped back from their roles while investigations into the Housing Revenue Account overspends and potential fraud continue,…

Senior Directors Step Back Following New Report on Fraud & Overspend Investigation

By Martin Giles The investigation into a £18.5 million overspend and possible fraud in Guildford Council’s Housing Revenue Account took another turn this evening. The council says it has received…

‘Don’t Bow to Naysayers’ Say Cycling Campaigners

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Campaigners are calling on the county not to bow to a “minority of naysayers” and end its record as the UK’s worst for cycling…

Dangerous, 100mph A3 Driver Loses Licence

A Woking man has lost his driving licence after being found guilty of dangerous driving on the A3. A Roads Policing Unit was conducting an anti-social driving patrol on the…

Triple Whammy for Guildford Tenants as Motion to Reduce Rent Hike Fails

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Council tenants struggling in a cost of living crisis will be hit with a triple whammy of rising tax, fees and…

University’s New Research Centres May Unlock the Secrets of Diseases

A new research centre at the University of Surrey could help society better understand various diseases, or even help scientists trace nanoplastics through the bodies and cells of humans and…

Guildford to Host Pride in Surrey at Stoke Park on September 21

Guildford has been chosen to host this year’s Pride in Surrey celebration event at Stoke Park on Saturday, September 21. There will be a parade up the High Street, leading attendees…

Scale of Woking’s Debt ‘Almost Inconceivable’ – ‘We Are a Council in Intervention’

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Woking Borough Council  has approved  £8.4 million of savings, including closing most public toilets, ending grants to voluntary and community groups and the loss of…

Waverley Planning Approval for Green Field Site – A Decision Residents Were Dreading

By Daniel Husseini Protestors rallied outside Waverley Borough Council yesterday evening (February 7) ahead of a planning decision vote they had been dreading. The “Save Historic Binscombe” group led by…

Class A Recipe Results in Jail Time – Guildford Man Gets 7½ Years

Four drug dealers including a Guildford man have been sentenced to a combined 16 and a half years in prison after police officers caught them red-handed, mixing cocaine. On Friday,…