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Zoe Meets The King and Queen, ‘It Was Like the Best Wedding Reception Ever!’

By Martin Giles Zoe (she did not wish to give her surname), a local government officer at Guildford Borough Council, represented the council at a reception at St James’s Palace…

Surrey Charity Celebrates ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted for Child Respite Care

By Esme Campbell A Surrey children’s home was awarded an “Outstanding” Ofsted rating for the fourth year in a row, setting a high standard for the county. Cherry Trees charity,…

McDonald’s Press On with Plans To Open a Drive-Through at Nature Reserve Site

By David Reading Fast food chain McDonald’s is appealing against Guildford Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a drive-through restaurant on the edge of the Tice’s Meadow nature…

Government Agrees to Write Off 90% of Councils’ SEND Debts

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Government is “finally recognising the heavy pressure placed on local budgets to support children” after agreeing to wipe out 90 per cent of…

Letter: Walking by Loseley Fields Means More To Me Than I Can Express

From Julia Parris In response to: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling I am writing to express my support for the concerns raised regarding the blocking…

Notice: Borrow & Save at the Baby Clothes Library

Baby clothing can be expensive and only fit for a short while, why not borrow and save?…

GBC’s Achievement of Sorting Out Its Finances Praised as ‘Amazing’ by Deputy Leader

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council’s leadership is celebrating the “extraordinary achievement” of getting its finances on an even keel three years after it was at serious…

Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager

By Martin Giles A field-side path, used regularly by local residents for decades, has been blocked off by Loseley Estate this week. The estate says they want to prevent crop…

Commissioners Tell Indebted Council To ‘Get a Grip’

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A Surrey council is still not out of the woods yet just months into government intervention, according to commissioners’ first report. Spelthorne Borough Council…

Letter: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling

From Lorimer Burn chairman of the St Catherine’s Village Association Action recently taken to block access to a well-used path really concerns me. I live in Guildown, on the western…