Countdown to GuilFest 2024 Has Well and Truly Begun
Music festival GuilFest returns to Stoke Park this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, and the countdown has begun. The organisers say: “It is unbelievable the Stranglers are headlining the main stage on Saturday and Sam Ryder headlining on Sunday.” Joining them will be Shaun…
Merrist Wood College Students Team up with Wildlife Conservation Trust in Laos
Higher education students at Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon will be taking part in research for the welfare, management, and rehabilitation of endangered species found in Laos, southeast Asia. It is due to a partnership between Activate Learning’s college and the Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife. The…
Updated: Resident’s Investigation Reveals GBC Failings over Ash Green Homes Application
By David Reading Ash Green residents opposing a small housing development on open space in their village may have had their case sabotaged by a series of extraordinary failures by Guildford Borough Council. This article has been updated with new images. Please see below. The failings have…
PTSD Woman Frustrated with Guildford Council House Wait
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A 60-year-old woman with PTSD who has been sofa-surfing for three years says she’s at the “end of her tether” waiting for a council house in Guildford. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, left her council house in 2021 after…
Dragon Interview: Reform UK Candidate Dennis Saunders
Which candidate will you choose to support on July 4th? Many of you might have already made up your minds but do you really know what the various candidates think about topical issues and concerns of the day? To help your evaluation Dragon editor Martin Giles has…
Dragon Interview: Green Party Candidate Sam Peters
Which candidate will you choose to support on July 4th? Many of you might have already made up your minds but do you really know what the various candidates think about topical issues and concerns of the day? To help your evaluation Dragon editor Martin Giles has…
‘Name the New Road Bridge’ Competition for Ash Residents
Residents of Ash have been invited to enter a competition in which they suggest a name for the new road bridge crossing the railway line. The competition, in which there will be a prize of a £50 voucher for the winner, is organised by Guildford Borough Council…
‘Please Leave Extra Travel Time’ Says Local Hospital
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A hospital has warned that two months of roadworks, lane restrictions, and overnight closures could cause delays for patients and visitors. It has led to the trust advising patients of Frimley Park Hospital to “please allow extra travel time”. Surrey County…
Conservative Councillor Says Collaboration with Waverley ‘Going Badly’
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The tie-up between Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils focused “almost exclusively on savings to the exclusion of improvement in services and outcomes for the public”. The damning verdict was not from political opponents but its own council-commissioned review into how it…
News from Voluntary Action: Summer 2024
News from Voluntary Action South West Surrey including some of the latest volunteer roles it is promoting. Volunteer drivers needed for…
Countdown to GuilFest 2024 Has Well and Truly Begun
Music festival GuilFest returns to Stoke Park this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, and the countdown has begun.…
Glittering Evening at G Live for the UK Pantomime Awards
By Ferenc Hepp We may at last have seen some sunshine and summer weather in the UK, but all eyes were…
Merrist Wood College Students Team up with Wildlife Conservation Trust in Laos
Higher education students at Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon will be taking part in research for the welfare, management, and rehabilitation…
New Outdoor Learning Space for Disabled Artists at Artventure Trust
Artventure Trust, which provides visual art sessions for adults with learning disabilities and additional needs, invited Guildford Borough Councillor George Potter…
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