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Council Leader Denies The Local Plan is in ‘Deep Trouble’

Paul Spooner, the council leader at Guildford Borough Council has denied that the Local Plan “may be in deep trouble” as claimed in a letter to The Guildford Dragon by…

Council Purchases ‘Strategic’ Town Centre Office Block

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has purchased the freehold of Wey House, a large office block in Farnham Road surrounded by the gyratory. It is currently occupied by law firm Stevens & Bolton. GBC has…

Sparky’s Is A New Café With A Difference

Another new café has opened in Guildford – but with a difference! Sparky’s is based at Farnham Road Hospital, open to all, and is staffed by young people with mental…

Utility Companies Should Be Charged Daily Rate For Roadworks

Tough new powers are being called for by councils to ease traffic chaos caused by some utility companies digging up roads. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than…

Surrey Space Centre to Lead Space Clean-up Test Mission

By Will Parsons Surrey Space Centre, based on the University of Surrey campus, will lead a “RemoveDEBRIS” test mission in 2017. The mission will test the world’s first low-cost space…

Local Plan Consultation: Thousands Have Their Say – Party Leaders and Campaigners React

Thousands of residents have taken part, once again, in the public consultation on the revised draft Local Plan. Guildford Borough Council estimate that it has received a similar number of…

Man’s Body Recovered From River by Stoke Mill

Emergency services were called to the River Wey by Stoke Mill in the early hours of this morning (August 11) and recovered the body of a man. Local media are…

Work On Setts Is Completed With A Ban On Digging Them Up Until 2021

Work has finished on relaying the granite setts in Guildford High Street and utility companies will be banned from digging them up until at least 2021. In an announcement from Surrey…

Applause All Round For Guildford Fringe Festival

The curtain has come down on this year’s Guildford Fringe Festival that saw several sell-out events and many standing ovations. The organisers say the month of July is fast becoming the headline month…

G Live Deaths: Trial Set for October – Civil Proceedings May Follow

The criminal trial of a man charged with manslaughter by gross negligence, which led to the death of a member of the singing group Fisherman’s Friends and their tour manager…