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College Invests to Boost Surrey’s Economy and Close Digital Skills Gap

Guildford College, part of the Activate Learning group, is spearheading efforts to bolster Surrey’s economy by addressing the need for digital and creative skills. With £800k funding from the Department…

Community Lottery Brings Big Wins for Local Charities

The communications team at Guildford Borough Council says: “We’re celebrating a successful quarter in our Guildford Community Lottery. Through our lottery, we provide support to local charities while giving our…

GBC Housing Plan Promises ‘A Vibrant Urban Neighbourhood’ Near Town Centre

Guildford Borough Council has announced a major new partnership with the Wates Group to build up to 248 homes on a car park site near Guildford town centre, including a…

Hospital Pillows ‘Shortage’ at the Royal Surrey

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Patients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital are complaining they were not given pillows during their stay, with one saying nurses called them “gold…

Updated: Caravans Set Up Camp at Ash Manor School

Around 20 caravans were parked on the sports field at Ash Manor School this week after the school broke up for the summer. Surrey county councillor Matt Furniss, cabinet member…

New Dorking MP Says SEND School ‘Must Go Ahead’

From Emily Dalton local democracy reporter “Betchwood Vale Academy special needs school must go ahead,” according to new Dorking and Horley MP Chris Coghlan in his acceptance speech after the…

Dragon Says: Cultural Change at GBC – Still ‘Work in Progress’

We all know that politicians are too often dishonest. It is not that most of them are on the take – thankfully that’s unusual. It is more often that if…

Updated: Main Guildford to Godalming Road Closed Until August 1

Emergency road works have closed the main A3100 Old Portsmouth Road road between Guildford and Godalming at Peasmarsh, south of Guildford. It is not expected to reopen until August 1.…

Stage Dragon: Young Actors Breathe Life Into New Musical

By Ferenc Hepp George. A Dragon. A Legend! is a new musical by the Prologue Youth Theatre Company and was performed at the National Trust River Wey Navigations’ Dapdune Wharf,…

Action-packed 40th Scoutabout Rounds Off Summer Term

By Neil Wibberley As we end the summer term, Scouts in Guildford have enjoyed Scoutabout, an event where more than 6,000 Scouts and Guides and adults from Surrey enjoyed an action-packed…