Surrey Police Crackdown Shows Serious Rise In Drug-Driving
By David Reading Surrey police officers arrested 140 people for drug driving in December, nearly double the number of drink driving arrests during the same period. More than 8,000 vehicles were stopped as part of Operation Limit, the month-long winter crackdown on drink and drug driving. Altogether…
Guildford’s First “Living School Gate” Delivers Major Health and Environmental Benefits
By Stella Kuchanny Sandfield Primary School in Guildford has become the site of a groundbreaking project showcasing how green infrastructure can transform school environments, delivering significant health and environmental benefits. The innovative initiative, led by the University of Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), has…
Highways Bulletin for January 13
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. Making Utility Works Work for Surrey…
County Council Elections ‘Must Go Ahead’ Say Surrey Council Leaders
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles The May 2025 Surrey county elections must not be postponed, the 11 boroughs and district councils have said. That call has been amplified by Surrey’s borough and district council leaders and Surrey Liberal Democrat MPs writing to the…
Guildford’s Angels Receive National Lottery Grant
Local charity Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy (GTCC) is celebrating after being awarded £20k in National Lottery funding to support the work of its well-respected “Community Angel” befriending project. Zoe Franklin MP said she was delighted to present a cheque to the GTCC team recently, which they feel…
National Trust Announce Funding Secured, At Last, for Weir Bridge Repair
By Martin Giles Five years after the dramatic collapse of the footbridge over Tumbling Bay Weir the National Trust has announced that funding has been secured for its repair. But work to reinstate the bridge is not expected to commence until next year, 2026. The YouTube video…
MP Says Thames Water Have ‘Done Nothing’ Despite Residents Reporting Sewage Spill
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Raw sewage has spewed out of a broken manhole cover and into the River Mole. Video taken by the Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, Chris Coghlan, shows the waste pumping out of the ground, just yards from the River…
Following Debate, SCC Leader Is Writing to Request Postponement of May Elections
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The leader of “doomed” Surrey County Council will write to the Government asking for the May 2025 elections to be postponed and Woking’s debt cancelled as part of devolution measures to merge the county’s councils. The moves are said to allow…
Car Thief Brothers Jailed
A stolen Jaguar and a bag of golf clubs led to two brothers being handed prison sentences when they appeared at Guildford Crown Court yesterday (January 7). Jonathan Casey, 41, of Fisher Rowe, Bramley, was jailed for three years and two months for one count of conspiracy…
Surrey Councils Call on Residents to Recycle All Their Food Waste
Last year, Surrey residents recycled over 37,000 tonnes of food waste, the equivalent in weight of almost 3,000 double-decker buses! Food…
Windfall Grant Allows High Street Redevelopment Project to Proceed
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Asbestos lining parts of the long-vacant former M & Co and Woolworths site in Godalming…
New Crossing at Burpham
Members of the Burpham Community Association (BCA) braved the cold weather on Sunday (January 12) to welcome the new pedestrian crossing…
Young Councillor Quits Tories for Reform
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Elmbridge Borough Council has gained its only Reform councillor after a defection from the Conservative…
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