What Ash Wants – Village’s Neighbourhood Plan Goes out For Consultation
By David Reading The future of Ash over the next 20 years is being mapped out in a detailed Neighbourhood Plan for the area, covering all-important matters such as future housing development and protection of open spaces and wildlife areas. The Ash Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) aims to…
Updated: Catapult Attacks, Shoplifting and Graffiti – the ASB Problem That Ash Is Facing
By David Reading Updated with a statement from Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner Concerns about vandalism and other antisocial behaviour problems have been growing in the Ash area. Residents have been expressing outrage over catapult attacks on wildlife and on people’s pets and property, and now concerns…
Revealed Survey Shows SCC’s Preferred Two-unitary Option Has Least Public Support
By Martin Giles The two-unitary option for Surrey’s local government reorganisation, as preferred by Surrey County Council, is the least favoured by residents according to a previously unpublished residents’ survey conducted by the county council. Only 25 per cent of residents invited to take part in an…
Highways Bulletin: Junction 10 Closures and Making Strides for Walk to School Week
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: J10 Closure The gyratory and slip roads at J10 will be closed from 9pm on Friday, June…
Body Found in Woodland Believed To Be Missing 69-year-old
Police searching for a 69-year-old who went missing in the Puttenham Common area on June 1 said today that a man’s body had been found. A Surrey Police statement said: “A body believed to be that of a 69-year-old man missing from Puttenham was found in woodland…
AI Technology at the Forefront of Surrey Conservation Project
By David Reading In a ground-breaking conservation project making use of Artificial Intelligence, teams of volunteers are being deployed to record the plant species which thrive on rare acid grassland habitats such as Puttenham Common. The volunteers will visit sites of major importance using a specially-designed app…
Eight Out of Ten PIP Claimants in Guildford Face Cuts to Their “Lifeline”
Liberal Democrats at Westminster say that a written Parliamentary Question has revealed that in 55 constituencies in England and Wales, 90 per cent of those claiming the standard rate of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for daily living activities could lose at least some of the benefit following…
Waverley’s New Discretionary CIL Review Scheme To Be Revealed Soon
By Martin Giles After months of delay, Waverley Borough Council is set to bring forward proposals to the council’s Executive on July 1 for a new discretionary review of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges. Homeowners believe they may have been incorrectly charged, sometimes tens or even hundreds…
Council Accepts Responsibility of Meeting Farnham Museum’s Ballooning Repair Costs
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The cost of repairing “one of the most important buildings in Surrey” has ballooned to nearly £2 million after further setbacks were discovered – with Waverley Borough Council now on the hook for about three quarters of a million pounds. The…
What Ash Wants – Village’s Neighbourhood Plan Goes out For Consultation
By David Reading The future of Ash over the next 20 years is being mapped out in a detailed Neighbourhood Plan…
St Nicolas’ Infant School Celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted Rating
St Nicolas’ CofE (VA) Infant School, located on Portsmouth Road in Guildford, has received a ‘Good’ rating across all areas in…
Former Guildford Policeman Admits Misconduct In Public Office
A former Guildford police constable has been given a two-year custodial sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to four…
Have You Seen Missing Scarlet-Rose?
Police put out a public appeal today (June 12) after a 15-year-old girl was reported missing. Her name is Scarlet-Rose and…
Guildford’s MP Cuts the Ribbon at Merrow Post Office Opening
By Esme Campbell The official opening of Merrow Post Office was recently marked by Guildford’s MP, Zöe Franklin. The branch reopened…
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