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
Call for action over 'unacceptable' Merrow Depot noise 13th February 2010 Local councillor for Merrow, Sheridan Westlake, has urged Borough Council officials to take urgent action to tackle a serious and ongoing noise pollution... Local News
Conservatives 'only party' pledged to scrap South East Plan 11th May 2009 Local Conservative councillors expressed disappointment today at the failure of Surrey Liberal Democrats to support calls to scrap the South East Plan. Local News
Important concessions won as DEFRA given planning go-ahead 18th February 2009 The full planning application for the redevelopment of the former DEFRA site, in Epsom Road, was approved yesterday by the Guildford Borough Council’s Planning... Local News
Borough Budget delivers again in keeping council tax down 16th February 2009 Lowest council tax increase in Surrey, and extra support during the credit crunch Local News
Guildford launches new website Thank you for your support at the last election. Because of you, David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime Minister in 13 years and the Government’s plans... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News