Council and Guildford High School Join Forces to Help Local Families over Christmas
A total of 175 local families had Christmas gifts under their tree thanks to Guildford Borough Council’s Community Wellbeing Team and Guildford High School. Students at Guildford High School donated over 400 presents to families who are supported by the council at the community hub, The Hive.…
Insights: The Band on the Titanic Strikes Up ‘Devolution!’ – Part 2
By Bernard Quoroll Bernard Quoroll served as chief executive or a senior officer in six local authorities. He says that the radical proposed changes in the English Devolution White Paper are akin to rearranging the deckchairs on the sinking Titanic and will leave England as one of…
GBC to Receive No Additional Money from Announced Settlement
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey councils have received mixed news from central Government after learning their financial settlements, including that for Guildford, will largely remain as before – and on short-term one-year deals. The Government, which wants to “fix the foundations of local government in…
Woking Looking for Someone to Take On Victorian Hall
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Bankrupt Woking Borough Council is hoping to find volunteer or community organisations to take over the running of a Victorian hall in Westfield. WBC went effectively bust last year and has had to cut its cloth accordingly ever since. Among the…
Emergency Work on Embankment to Reopen Guildford to Effingham Line
Train services have resumed this morning (December 27) after Network Rail engineers successfully completed emergency repairs to an embankment in Clandon between Guildford and Effingham Junction. Following ground movement being detected by tiny ground sensors buried into the embankment, the line was closed from Saturday, December 21,…
Burglar Jailed Thanks To Quick Action of Ash Resident
A prolific burglar is now behind bars after a witness heard glass being smashed at a house in Ash and dialled 999. Simon Knights, aged 48, from Croydon but living in West Sussex, was said to have carried out a string of offences across Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire…
Highways Bulletin for December
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. Further information on Guildford Borough Council’s Ash Road Bridge works are available on their dedicated webpage. Enhancing Your Community This Festive Season…
More Units Added to Solums’s Station Redevelopment
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Another 65 new apartments will be added to a development in Guildford town centre, already under construction. The controversial £150 million scheme to build 438 homes next to Guildford railway station, dubbed by critics as “The Great Wall of Guildford”, was…
Football Pitches Approved as Part of Secretts Redevelopment
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Two new mini sports pitches have been approved as part of a 216 home development…
Witness Appeal Following Serious Collision
Surrey Police are continuing to investigate following a serious collision in Elstead last night (December 29). Police were called when a…
City Maintain Winning Form
Guildford City (1) 2, Abbey Rangers (0) 0 By Barry Underwood Guildford maintained their fine Christmas form with a fully deserved…
Insights: The Band on the Titanic Strikes Up ‘Devolution!’ – Part 3
By Bernard Quoroll Bernard Quoroll served as chief executive or a senior officer in six local authorities. He says that the…
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