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Borough Council Braced for Another Elected Mayor Petition Submission

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) is bracing itself for another attempt by former councillor Monika Juneja to cross the 5,184 threshold with her “Elected Mayor Petition”, before some existing signatures lose…

Letter: The Perception Of A ‘Whitewash’ Will Remain

From Jim Allen If Guildford Borough Council’s investigation into the complaint against Monika Juneja came to the wrong conclusion then either: a. the complaints procedure was flawed; b. the investigation…

Letter: No One Is Arguing That The Green Belt Is ‘Sacrosanct’

From Ben Paton As a matter of fact, no one is arguing that the green belt is “sacrosanct” as Gordon Bridger suggests in his letter: Guildford Needs More Houses –…

Letter: Guildford Needs More Houses – Green Belt Should Not Be Sacrosanct

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor Councillor Rooth is, in my opinion, quite right. We are desperately short of housing, not just welfare housing but housing for skilled…

Guildford Plays Its Part in Beacon Celebration of Queen’s 90th Birthday

Loyal Guildfordians celebrated the Queen’s 90th birthday this evening (April 21) with a torchlight procession from the Guildhall to The Mount where the Mayor of Guildford lit a beacon, one…

Kayaker’s Body Formally Identified

The body, found in the River Wey at Guildford on Monday, April 11, has been formally identified as missing kayaker Grant Broster. Police officers were called to the area near…

Opinion: Never Explain, Never Apologise – Never A Good Policy

By Martin Giles Another council meeting and another bad tempered spat between Susan Parker, leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group, and the Conservative council leader, Paul Spooner. They were debating…

Letter: The Council Should Build Social Housing – Not Speculate

From Roland McKinney In response to the article: Local Plan ‘Will Tackle Potential Housing Crisis’ Demand and supply is not the only reason for higher house prices – just look…

Letter: Make The Museum A Riot of Colour To Change Its Image

From Margaret Jackson Why not make the front of Guildford Museum in Quarry Street a riot of colourful plants in troughs and baskets this summer? It needn’t cost much, Guildford…

Local Plan ‘Will Tackle Potential Housing Crisis’

Guildford borough faces a housing crisis if the demand for more suitable homes is not tackled soon according to a council (GBC) statement. The statement continues: “The area needs sustainable…