Guildford Borough Council has marked the completion of its new depot with a ceremonial key handover from main contractor McLaren Construction. To mark this milestone in the Weyside Urban Village regeneration scheme, the divisional director of McLaren Construction joined lead councillors, senior officers and some of the…

Asset Sale Allows Councillors to Hope Woking ‘Eyesore’ Will Be Removed

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The gateway into Woking town centre has been sold with the borough council hoping its buyer will regenerate the “eyesore” that has stood empty for far too long. The Triangle site had been purchased as part of the £150 million Victoria…

Ash Neighbourhood Plan Meets with Independent Examiner’s Approval

By David Reading An independent examiner has declared that the proposed Ash Neighbourhood Plan meets all basic legal requirements and can proceed to the next stage – a local referendum. The Plan has been developed by Ash Parish Council, which says the document will give the community…

SEND Reform Plans Row at County Council

By James Moules local democracy reporter Leading East Surrey councillors are calling on Surrey County Council to publish its plans to reform special educational needs and disability (SEND) support across the county. The Liberal Democrat-led shadow authority wants the county council to make public its three-year SEND…

Guildford To Have Town Council with Estimated Extra Annual Tax of £69

By Martin Giles Guildford will have a town council next year. West Surrey Shadow Authority accepted a recommendation made in March by Guildford Borough Council. The decision was taken at yesterday’s (September 15) Executive meeting of the West Surrey Shadow Council (WSSC). Council tax payers within the…

New Canon Missioner Set To Join The Team At Guildford Cathedral

The Rev’d Dr Mike Branscombe will be joining Guildford Cathedral as its new Canon Missioner. Mike, who is currently Vicar of St Andrew’s Church, Cobham, will be installed as a Residentiary Canon of the Cathedral during Choral Evensong at 6pm on Sunday, September 20. As Canon Missioner,…

West Surrey Urged To Listen To Residents Over Creation Of New Guildford Council

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Moves to create a new parish council for Guildford should be re-examined with due weight given to the residents who voiced their opposition to the plans, say some West Surrey councillors. In March, Guildford Borough Council – which will cease to…

Local MPs Speak Out on Surrey Hills Expansion and Grey Belt Designation

By Martin Giles Sir Jeremy Hunt, the MP for Godalming & Ash, has added his support to requests for the Government to approve the proposed boundary change to the Surrey Hills National Landscape area. The review, which has taken several years to complete, is recommending extending the…

Flames Make It a Weekend Cup Clean Sweep at Nottingham

Guildford Flames produced an impressive road performance on Sunday afternoon, beating the Nottingham Panthers 4–1 at the Motorpoint Arena to make…

Orange October Will Help Disabled Children Play and Thrive

Challengers, the children’s charity, is inviting the people of Guildford, Farnham and beyond to take part in Orange October – a…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.356

By Malcolm Fincham Temperatures remained respectfully in the low to mid 20s with nighttime cooling only into the high teens Celsius…

City Secure Three Points, Eventually, Against Lowly Shoreham

Guildford City (1) 2 Shoreham (0) 0 By Barry Underwood Guildford got back to winning ways at the Spectrum deservedly claiming…

Flames Conquer Devils for First Cup Win

Flames took an early two-goal lead and never fully gave it back at any point across the evening on the way…