Guildford needs lower parking charges Monday, 18 November, 2024 After running down Council finances for the last 5 years, Guildford’s Lib Dem-run Council has been making residents and our high street businesses pay the price with an unpopular £4 minimum parking charge at Council car parks, despite hundreds signing petitions against the hike. Local campaigner Alex Fiuza says ‘These parking charges put visitors off shopping and spending time in the town centre... Local News
The £80m cost of Lib Dem mismanagement 18th November 2024 Following the two major financial scandals at Lib Dem run Guildford Borough Council we continue to see a mass exodus of senior directors. Two major financial... Local News
Tumbling Bay Weir Bridge Update 14th November 2024 Guildford residents will be pleased that despite Lib Dem run Guildford Borough Council's vote to 'do nothing' about it, work could soon start on restoring the... Local News
Fixing Guildford's Roads and Footpaths 11th November 2024 Conservatives at Surrey County Council have allocated more money than ever towards fixing roads and footpaths across our area. In total, over £300m will be... Local News
Guildford is worst performing Council in Surrey 26th May 2024 Recent analysis of Office for Local Government data, conducted by the Times, has placed Lib Dem Guildford Borough Council as the worst performing Council in... Local News
Waverley collaboration criticised 24th May 2024 Since the Lib Dems took council leadership in 2019, Guildford has entered into a 'collaboration' arrangement with Waverley Council. This has so far shown little... Local News
Millions of pounds go missing as residents wait for housing repairs 20th May 2024 As complaints from housing tenants continue to increase, an overspend of £13.5 million has been uncovered in the Housing Department. The new report uncovers... Local News
Shock report exposes Lib Dem Council chaos 15th May 2024 Residents are increasingly concerned at the state of their Council as even senior Lib Dem councillors admit Guildford deserves better. A new report commissioned... Local News
Share your views on our town centre! 20th January 2023 Local residents have supported efforts made by Guildford Conservatives to stop plans for a high-rise Guildford town centre with towers of up to 13 storeys... Local News
Lib Dem/R4GV Guildford Council delivers a body blow to Guildford’s town centre shops and businesses. 1st February 2022 From 1st July 2022, people will need to pay between 20 and 50% more to park when visiting our town centre shops and restaurants. The planned changes include... Local News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
How we’re helping people affected by Coronavirus 20th March 2020 We’re providing a coordinated, comprehensive response to coronavirus so every person in this country has the support they need in the coming months. National News
How we are supporting small businesses during COVID-19 19th March 2020 We’re providing a £330 billion package of loans and guarantees to keep businesses afloat in critical times. National News