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Guildford Sites Chosen To Halt Decline of Small Blue Butterfly

Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) is beginning an exciting project in three Guildford sites to halt the decline of the small blue butterfly in Surrey. The aim of the project  is…

Opinion: There Is No Magic Now in the Guildford Rotunda

By Martin Giles As a reporter of council affairs, I thought I had better keep up by attending one of its ‘drop in events’ on the Local Plan. The first…

Save the Hog’s Back Campaign Calls For Legal Help

A leading campaigner for the Save the Hog’s Back campaign is appealing for legal help. Karen Stevens, who lives on the edge of the area under threat said: “Frankly we…

Witnesses Sought Following Assault in Guildford

Surrey police officers are seeking witnesses after a man was attacked and left with serious injuries following a night out in Guildford. The man was walking home along York Road…

Letter: Council Changes Are Welcome But Committee System is Better

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman The management changes proposed by the council are most welcome, as are the assurances by Cllr Mansbridge. However the blunders by the council and the…

Borough Council Re-structure – Changes Explained

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) is to radically change the management structure of its administration. The changes follow a review and consultation carried out by Dr Robin Hooper, a specialist consultant…

The Dragon Says: Good Luck to GuilFest But Let’s Keep It Real

Council meetings have been quite lively lately. First we had the two political leaders slugging it out in a, no holds barred, slagging match, then on Thursday (October 10), the…

Letter: Ideas For Affordable Road Tunnels

From Bibhas Neogi Having seen some enthusiasm expressed for tunnels under Guildford town, I thought it might be worthwhile putting forward my views on a possible scenario. Putting the A3…

Riff Raff Diary for September 2013

Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman/Weirkeeper by Robert Craig With the daylight hours slowly getting shorter and the mists rising over the river and meadows at dusk, there…

Letter: Majority Don’t Want GuilFest in The Town

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman My personal views on GuilFest are not important, but may I say that yesterday evening’s (October 10) orchestrated presentation at the full council meeting, was…