Georgina Townshend
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From the Atalanta to Guildford Civic Hall, the venues long gone in Surrey and Hampshire
Venues like the Robins cinema in Camberley and Woking's Centre Halls still hold a place in people's hearts → Read More
Government could step in over Surrey councils' failing development plans
In 2015 the government told councils they must produce local plans for new homes in their area by "early 2017" → Read More
'I'm 30 years old and can't afford to move out of my mother's house': Meet the people struggling to afford to live in Surrey
Get Surrey readers have been telling their poignant and often heartbreaking stories of having to leave the county they love → Read More
Tom Jones to return to Sandown Park Racecourse for a 'not to be missed' night
Tickets will be on sale at 9am on Tuesday, February 28, for the concert this July → Read More
Appeal launched after 265-home development in Cranleigh rejected
KPI's application to build 265 homes opposite Cranleigh High Street was rejected in April 2016 → Read More
Thorpe Park Half Marathon: There's something not quite right about your medal, isn't there?
Dozens of happy runners have taken to social media posting pictures with their medals - but all doesn't seem quite right upon closer inspection... → Read More
Thorpe Park Half Marathon: Best pictures as thousands of runners take part in inaugural event
Thousands of people turned up in florescent colours to brighten up a grey Sunday morning while taking on the brand new run → Read More
Why is Ryan Gosling looking for a new home in Surrey? (note: must have decent water feature)
"Our Ryan Gosling is a very handsome goose who is just waiting for someone to take him home," said RSPCA Millbrook → Read More
Thorpe Park Half Marathon: Thousands of runners turn out for inaugural dash around famous theme park
Instead of running to get a seat on Stealth or Colossus, runners descended on Thorpe Park for its first ever half marathon on Sunday morning → Read More
Cranleigh firefighters attend almost 100 medical emergencies as co-responding pilot scheme hailed a success
Since September, firefighters who volunteered to be part of the trial have been dealing with dozens of medical emergencies too → Read More
Royal Surrey County Hospital fundraisers walk on red hot coals to raise money for Early Pregnancy Unit
The proposed new facility will include its own scan room, which will be manned by consultant gynaecologists who specialise in early pregnancy → Read More
BBC Top Gear: 'Around 50 audience members' turned away from Dunsfold set due to being full
A Top Gear fan travelled 80 miles and took the day off after receiving audience tickets in the latest series, only to be told it was full → Read More
Guildford Rotary Club celebrates knock out 40th anniversary of boxing dinner
Guests were treated to dinner and a charity auction, whilst watching many bouts of boxing → Read More
Berkeley Homes reassures Cranleigh residents it WILL build all 425 homes proposed for the village
Concerns were raised Berkeley Homes would not see through the whole development and instead build just the most expensive homes and withdraw → Read More
Has Surrey become TOO expensive? Get Surrey readers say they are being 'priced out' of the county
Many Get Surrey readers say they are starting to look at other places to live due to the sheer cost of living in the county → Read More
Beauty and the Beast filming in Surrey raises nearly £400,000 for depleted county council coffers
The blockbuster, released in March, was partially filmed in Surrey using council land and buildings, raising nearly £400,000 for the county council → Read More
Guildford Belmont Avenue incident: Body of man in his 70s found at burned out house in Stoughton
The body of a man in his 70s was found at the property, which went up in flames during the early hours of Saturday morning → Read More
Guildford Belmont Avenue incident: Investigation under way after fire tears through roof of house
As many as six fire crews were in attendance in Belmont Avenue on Saturday morning following what appears to have been a roof fire → Read More
Royal Mail map shows how far people have gone to escape living in Surrey
The interactive graphic also shows the distance people have travelled for the privilege of living in the county → Read More
Love Island: ITV2 looks for contestants to take part in next series of steamy show
Programme makers say the next series will be "hotter and sexier" than ever before → Read More