CONSERVATIVE councillor Michael Smith has taken up office as mayor of Woking. Horsell East and Woodham stalwart Cllr Smith succeeds Ken Howard as council ambassador after successfully defending his seat at the... Read more »
ERKIN GUNEY has branded the High Court judge who awarded ownership of Brookwood Cemetery to his father’s Knaphill-based former lover a ‘lunatic’. The death of his father, Ramadan Guney in 2006 sparked... Read more »
DRUG offences in Woking have nearly doubled in the last year despite crime in general dropping across borough. Figures from the Home Office show an 8.2 per cent reduction in crime for... Read more »
THE body of a man has been found in Chobham Place Wood. Surrey Police were called at around 5.20am on Wednesday morning in response to a missing person’s enquiry to assist Thames... Read more »
SMILING faces won over miserable drizzle at Horsell Scouts and Guides’ 34th annual Grand May Fair celebrations. Hundreds donned their macs and umbrellas to attend the festivities at Wheatsheaf Common which centred... Read more »
APATHY, disillusionment, lack of conviction… whatever the reason, it was a poor turnout at the polls on Thursday when just over a third of Woking’s electorate bothered to vote. At the count... Read more »
Brookwood: Kevin Davis (Con) 468, Norman Johns (Lib-Dem) 123, Rebecca Geach (Lab) 74 Kingfield, Westfield and Barnsbury: Derek McCrum (Lib-Dem) 574, Paul Brown (Lab) 326, John Lawrence (Con) 304, Rob Burberry (UKIP)... Read more »
A FREEZE in council tax but no cuts to services was the bold promise made at Woking Conservatives’ local election manifesto launch. Woking Borough Council leader John Kingsbury said the Tories were... Read more »
Maidenhead United 0 Woking 1 GIUSEPPE SOLE ended Woking’s 20-year wait for a league title as the Cards clinched promotion to the Conference Premier on an emotional day at York Road. Sole... Read more »
Woking 2 Tonbridge Angels 1 GIUSEPPE SOLE equalled a club record of scoring in eight consecutive league games as Woking clipped the wings of 10-man Tonbridge Angels at Kingfield. Goal-machine Sole tucked... Read more »