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£60k Award Kick Starts Guildford Institute’s Redesign Funding

The Guildford Institute has been awarded £60,000 by a waste and recycling management company, SITA UK, that will go towards building redesign plans. The Institute which provides talks, courses and…

Guildford Girl Duo Sing Their Way To Next Round of TV Talent Show

Guildford based act Pixie and Indie made it through to the next round of the latest TV talent show ‘The Voice’ this evening (14 Apr). Based in Guildford, the two…

Traffic Problems Require Proper Planning

from Bibhas Neogi Without proper planning to deal with traffic problems, development investments by Guildford Borough Council and others could prejudice future solutions and make them more expensive and difficult…

Citizens Speak – The Castle Grounds

Surprisingly perhaps, even some Guildfordians seem to remain unaware of what might be considered the jewel in the crown of our Borough Council’s parks department, the Castle Grounds. Following on…

Masterplan? Come On Guildford Borough Council, Start Again

from Julian D S Lyon MBA FRICS Onslow Village Guildford desperately needs to address its traffic congestion (clearly confirmed by the meeting of 150 to 200 people on 21st March…

When It’s Spring Again, I’ll Bring Again Tulips From…er…Guildford!

Guildford Dragon reader, Gordon Bridger, ex Town Mayor, wrote in to say what a wonderful year it seemed for the tulips in the Castle Grounds. He sent in a photo…

Margaret’s Marathon Run For Local Stroke Charity

If you or someone close to you has suffered a stroke you will know how difficult life can become – both for the person who has had the stroke and…

A (Master?) Plan By Any Other Name…

From Gerald Bland Guildford Vision Group In his Press Release of 1st December 2011 the Leader of the Council described the short public consultation which ended on 23rd January as…

Council Refuses To Confirm Strategic Director Suspension

On Friday (April 6) a senior council officer, reported to be one of those suspended for disciplinary reasons, was named by the Surrey Advertiser as Jim Miles, a Strategic Director,…

Claim By Vision Group That Town Masterplan Is To Be ‘Abandoned’ Refuted By Lead Councillor

Claims by the recently formed ‘Guildford Vision Group’ that in a “shock move” work to finalise the Town Centre Masterplan will be ‘abandoned’ have been refuted as inaccurate by the…