Guildford Borough Council News Room

A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force is helping us to clean up chewing gum and reduce gum littering in Guildford.

Year round swimming to be introduced at the Lido.

Residents and visitors can explore Guildford's history and culture through an exciting programme of Heritage Open Days events in September.

The calendar features breathtaking photographs submitted by members of the Guildford Photographic Society. Each image was handpicked from entries to the Mayor's 2025 photography competition.

Young people from our local Youth Café enjoyed a fun trip to Thorpe Park this Summer thanks to our Community Wellbeing team and local organisations.

We've commissioned the painting of a new eye-catching mural under Walnut Bridge.

Our Armed Forces Champion, Cllr Stephen Hives, laid flowers of remembrance at the First and Second World War memorial in the grounds of Guildford Castle.

We're exploring how best to represent the local interests of communities across ten wards in Guildford Town.

Taxi and private hire standards across the borough are delivering a high level of service, according to a recent mystery shopper exercise.

Last night (29 July), our Full Council, considered the proposed new leisure services contract, recently reviewed by the Council's Executive.

Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council have submitted a joint response to the Government's consultation on local government reorganisation in Surrey.

We've reported the progress we've made on this scheme and the strategy being put in place to continue funding the project.