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Thames Water Announce Hosepipe Ban – But Not for Guildford

A hosepipe ban has been announced by Thames Water but it is not effective in Guildford (GU) postcodes – yet. The “Temporary Use Ban (hosepipe ban)” covers Swindon, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire,…

Normandy Housing Plan Reignites Concerns Over ‘Damage To Our Community’

By David Reading  Development company Taylor Wimpey has reintroduced plans to build housing on land at Normandy and Flexford – a scheme that caused outrage among local people when it…

SCC Calls on the Government To Protect the Environment

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Fears of “irreversible damage” to Surrey’s countryside have prompted calls to change a new planning bill currently going through Parliament. Surrey County Council members…

Waverley Council To Bring Green Space Maintenance In-house

By Chris Caulfield Grass cutting and maintenance of Waverley Borough Council’s green spaces is being brought in-house with the  authority on the verge of approving £1 million for a new…

Lib Dems Easily Hold Three Council Seats in Surrey By-elections

By Chris Caulfield, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles In by-elections, Liberal Democrats have easily held on to two council seats in Woking, one at the borough council and one…

UK Students to Launch International Space Mission

A team of students from the University of Surrey are, with fellow students from Portsmouth and Southampton Universities, working to fit equipment they have designed, made and tested, to a…

New Skate Park Proposed for Cranleigh

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Cranleigh could get a new skate park after Waverley Borough Council’s Executive Committee backed spending more than £600,000  to replace the existing “well used”…

Guildford Festival Burst with Colour, Culture and Community Spirit

By Stella Kuchanny Stoke Park was full of energy last weekend as Guilfest returned, drawing crowds from across the area for two packed days of live music, food, and community…

Conservationists Celebrate Victory As Fast-food Plan At Nature Reserve Is Turned Down

By David Reading The McDonald’s fast food chain has been refused planning permission to open a drive-through restaurant on the edge of the Tice’s Meadow nature reserve, between Tongham and…

Incident in High Street – Man Found Unresponsive

4.30pm – Surrey Police have updated their report of an incident in the town centre this morning. The police statement said: “Following a concern for safety, a man in his…