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Highways Bulletin: Do You Know Your Flood Risk?

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here.…

Lib Dems Remain Puzzled By Leader’s Decision to Sack Executive Member

By Martin Giles Many Liberal Democrat councillors remain puzzled over the dismissal of a member of GBC’s Executive Committee and some were angry or upset during a group meeting last…

‘Does He Take Sugar?’ How Adults Can Unwittingly Patronise People With Disabilities

“They bend over the chair like they are peering into a pram, and sometimes they reach out to pat me on the head.” Those are the words of Logan, who…

Letter: I Hope A281 Roadworks Are Being Properly Monitored

From Jack Bayliss As residents will be aware, for more than two weeks now Southern Gas have had one lane of the A281 closed just beyond the Guildford Rowing Club…

Borough Council Attendance Rates Decline

By Izzy Trubshaw Councillor attendance at Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has dipped from from 75 per cent to 69 per cent across all political parties in the past twelve months, January…

Man Jailed for 13 years for Online Child Sex Offences

“Are you alone? What are you wearing?” This is just an example of messages sent from a 30-year-old man, using a fake online profile, to a 12-year-old boy. He then…

Praise For ‘An Outstanding Musician’ As She Prepares For New Post at Winchester

Guildford Cathedral has announced that Katherine Dienes-Williams, their Organist and Master of the Choristers, has been appointed Director of Music at Winchester Cathedral. She will take up her new role…

Police Will Continue To Use Facial Recognition Despite Councillors’ Concerns

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey Police will continue to use AI-powered surveillance vans to scan thousands of people’s faces in public locations despite fears over ethnic bias. Councillors…

Fatal Stabbing at Stoke Park – Two Teenagers Charged with Murder

By Martin Giles Two teenage boys have been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Stoke Park, Guildford on Monday,  January 19. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, who cannot…

Cherry Trees Children’s Charity Gets Set To Run a Second Respite Home

Cherry Trees charity, which provides respite care for children and young people with complex disabilities, is to run a second short-break respite home. The charity, based in East Clandon, has…