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High Court Backs Parish Council and Quashes GBC’s Planning Permission

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for homes in Send has been quashed at appeal. The scheme included five, large detached homes…

Opinion: What is The Point of Restructuring Local Government?

By Pete Bennett chair of the Residents for Guildford & Villages Party Local political parties are getting very animated about the probable postponement of the county elections in May, but…

University Finds Cruise Ship Ventilation Strategies May Help Prevent Super-Spreader Events

Cruise ships, often labelled as coronavirus hotspots during the pandemic, have been the focus of new research from the University of Surrey aimed at reducing onboard disease transmission risks. The…

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Get Funding for Your Guildford Community Project

Guildford Borough Council is starting the next round of Crowdfund Guildford for community projects. The council says the fund is the best way for local people to get support for…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.319

By Malcolm Fincham Another foggy blanket of gloom, similar to that of the first weeks of November, returned and remained with us in Surrey and for the most part of…

Important Car Park to Close Indefinitely

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter An “important” town centre car park will close for the “foreseeable future”. Victoria Way car park in Woking Town Centre will shut on Friday,…

Four Police Forces Act Together Against Rural Crime

More than 70 vehicles were stopped and four were seized last weekend as part of a second set of intensive days of action combating rural crime across Surrey. Last September,…

Letter: Local Government Reorganisation Is Good News

From Brian Creese Guildford Labour activist Having campaigned over many years on the merits of scrapping Surrey’s inefficient, expensive and bureaucratic two-tier (sometimes three-tier) system of local government, it is…

Alan Titchmarsh Says Losses Caused by M25-A3 Works Are ‘Catastrophic’ for the RHS

By Martin Giles The major roadworks at Junction 10 of the M25/A3 are costing RHS Wisley millions because of lower visitor numbers. With 350,000 fewer people visiting RHS Wisley annually,…