Guildford

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Residents club together more than £1 million to buy Pewley Downs and preserve wildlife

'The fields are in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and were auctioned two weeks ago and will be leased to the Wildlife Trust for 500 years'

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Ockham residents say sale of historic Parish Rooms is loss to village

'Progress is not about knocking out your history'

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95 council properties were vacant but unavailable to rent in Guildford last year

The council insists some properties remained empty for longer than usual because it coincided with the pandemic

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Anderton's Music in Guildford raffles guitars to raise £120,000 for children battling cancer

'There are 28 centres across the country, and we have tried to help get all of them with music kits for the young people to enjoy while there'

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Former councillor responsible for bringing skate park to Guildford dies aged 93

Auriol Earle lived in the town since the 1960s, and was best known for establishing a holiday camp to keep children busy when not in school

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Guildford drinkers fifth biggest pub spenders across UK in the week after reopening

Guildford's drinkers spent £2.15 more on average than those frequenting London's boozers

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Drug dealer found with 11 pounds of cocaine sentenced after arrest in Godalming

Ardit Stafa was also convicted for possession of a false driver's license

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No suspects found after 'unknown amount' of diesel leaks into River Way

'The first thing was a really strong smell of fuel which was pungent in the air. They had put bungs in the water to collect the diesel'

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Leatherhead man wins prestigious national RHS award for aerial photo of Loseley Park

'Before the pandemic, short of being there at six in the morning before visitors arrived, I would not have had the opportunity to roam and capture what I did'

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Guildford's MP calls for tunnel to be dug under A3 as borough council agrees to review Local Plan

'Housing numbers can’t be written on the back of an estate agent’s prospectus nor major highway strategy on the front of a car salesman’s brochure'

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Guildford Borough Council to restore 40 hectares of Surrey Hills meadows

Conversion of the original farm buildings to residential use is also close to completion

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Guildford Golf Club is blighted by teenage vandals who light fire in sand bunker

"We spend hundreds of thousands of pounds each year to make it as pristine as possible so golfers and the public can enjoy it..."