Guildford’s New Social Housing Is Unveiled at Slyfield Green
Tenants joined Guildford borough councillors and officers to celebrate the completion of 12 homes for rent at Lockside, Slyfield Green. Lockside, which took just over a year to complete, comprises eight two-bedroom and four three-bedroom houses. Guildford Borough Council acted as the developer for the scheme with…
Effingham Trustees Respond to School Over Playing Field Charges
The managing trustees of Effingham Village Recreation Trust (EVRT) have expressed “shock and disappointment” about a letter sent out to parents by the Howard of Effingham School, which they say gives a misleading impression about the charity’s approach in recent negotiations on the terms of the school’s…
Busy Weekend Of Fundraising Tops £1,000
A party held to celebrate the Queen’s 65-year reign and Dame Vera Lynn’s 100th birthday raised money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Held on Friday last week (July 14) at Guildford’s Holiday Inn, it was hosted by the Guildford and Godalming fundraising branch of the BHF.…
Designs On £10m New Crematorium Are Unveiled
£10 million has been pledged to rebuild Guildford Crematorium at Peasmarsh, with the architect’s designs now published. Guildford Borough Council will be submitting a planing application to rebuilt it and has appointed architects Haverstock LLP to produce a design. There are about 1,800 cremations annually at the…
Two Die in M25 Collision – Witnesses Sought
Two people died in a collision on the M25 yesterday morning. Surrey Police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 3.10am (July 15) officers were called to the M25 junction 12 (anticlockwise) where a black people carrier and a HGV had collided. A police…
Fringe Festival’s Varied, Provocative And Hilarious Performances
By Alice Fowler Guildford Fringe Festival is five years old this year – and just half way through its run of varied, provocative and hilarious performances taking place across Guildford this July. On Friday (july 14) I was lucky enough to see The Artist’s Muse and Other…
Confusion Over Effingham School’s Use of Playing Fields Follows Claimed 43% Price Hike
Confusion reigns in Effingham following an announcement by the Howard of Effingham School that it will no longer use the King George V (KGV) playing fields because of a 43% price hike, proposed by the Effingham Village Recreational Trust. But one trustee, speaking on behalf of the…
Arrest Follows 80mph Car Chase Through Guildford to Old Woking
A man was arrested this evening following a car chase that passed through Guildford and Old Woking this evening (July 13). The car, a black Ford Focus, was initially spotted in Park Barn Drive, Guildford around 6.20pm. The occupants of the car had covered their faces. Officers…
Initial Results of Survey Shows 80% Dissatisfaction With Local Plan
Early respondents to a “flash survey” were 80% dissatisfied with the Local Plan, according to an independent study carried out by…
Surrey Hills Byways Group Working To Keep Green Roads Open In The Surrey Hills
Members of the Surrey Hills Byways Working Group are actively working to help protect green road and tracks open to all…
Royal Surrey Clinical Scientist Wins Top Award
A clinical scientist from Guildford’s Royal Surrey County Hospital has been recognised for her research into breast screening mammography. Medical physicist…
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