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Letter: I Was Worried About the Local Plan – Now I am Terrified

From Neville Bryan What a difference a year makes. It really is a year since I was shown my first document on the Local Plan, and I have to admit…

Residents Frustrated By Delayed Completion to Agraria Road Re-surfacing

Residents in Agraria Road, a popular short cut for local drivers, have been left frustrated by a delayed completion of road works to resurface the road. A section by the…

Walnut Tree Close Assault – Detectives Appeal For Witnesses

Detectives in Guildford are appealing for help from members of the public to help identify a man who assaulted a woman who was walking to work in Guildford. The incident…

It’s Officially a Four-horse Race For the Lovelace By-election

The finalised nomination list for the Lovelace by-election was published this morning (September 1) by Guildford Borough Council (GBC). As expected there are four candidates, one each for the Conservative,…

Letter: How Much More Expansion of Guildford Will There Be?

From Lisa Wright Here is a powerful image of how Guildford has expanded into its green belt over the last 60 years. How much more will there be?…

Letter: Population Projections Must Be Transparently Disclosed

From Ben Paton Guildford Borough Council has put forward a plan to permit more than 13,000 houses to be built – an increase of some 23 per cent on the…

Letter: The Council Should Revert To The Committee System

From Gordon Bridger I very much agree with my colleague Bernard Parke that the system of Executive government imposed on local authorities by a Labour Government was a retrogressive step.…

Police Need To Trace Café Manager in Serious Cold Case Enquiry

Do you remember Kath’s Cabin, a café near Ash Vale station that was in business in the 1970s. Do you know “Kath” who used to run the café? Surrey Police…

Lovelace By-election – Candidate Interview – David Sheppard UKIP

Perhaps still flushed with the success of the European election and the recent coup of persuading a Tory MP to resign his seat and stand as their candidate in the…

Opinion: Scottish Independence – A Guildford View

By Martin Giles What has the forthcoming vote on Scottish independence got to do with Guildford? Nothing, not much, a lot? In the eyes of the “Yes” supporters, places like…