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Opinion: A Parish Council for Guildford – Not Needed and Not Wanted

By Bob Hughes Conservative county and borough councillor This week, Guildford Borough Council voted to push forward their ambition to establish a parish council for the town itself. Unlike the…

‘Amazing Secret Hilltop Café’ Granted Licence

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter An “amazing secret hilltop café in Surrey with stunning views and picture postcard lanes” is set to make a comeback as a restaurant run…

While Guildford Says ‘Yes’ Epsom & Ewell Says ‘No’ to New Councils

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans to set up new “community councils” in Epsom and Ewell have been scrapped after residents made their feelings very clear they did not…

GBC Recommends Town Council for Guildford to West Surrey Shadow Authority

By Martin Giles Guildford is to have a town council but only if the new “Shadow” West Surrey Council agrees. Last night (March 16), Guildford Borough councillors, in a debate…

Runnymede Council’s Refusal to Support Tree Petition Labelled ‘Shameful’

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Runnymede Borough Council’s “lack of ambition” in supporting environmental volunteers has been called “shameful” after a petition to plant trees on its land was…

Flames Hold on for Dundee Double

A couple of opening period goals helped Flames to a two-goal lead and they remained just ahead of a persistent reply the rest of the night during an eventual 4-3…

Letter: Local Democracy Is On Its Knees

From David Roberts In response to: Local Elections Explainer This whole election cycle is pretty disillusioning. The issue is not so much that various local elections have been postponed. Or…

City Claim Another Three Points – But Will It Be Enough?

Guildford City (1) 3 Eversley & California (0) 0 By Barry Underwood The battle to survive the drop is still ongoing with Guildford City claiming another three points against relegation…

Insights: Time is Running Out for the Masterplan

By Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO The recent exchange between Cllr George Potter and former Cllr John Rigg, deserves some unpicking. It followed publication of John Rigg’s opinion piece:…

Highways Bulletin: Cheaper Bus Fares for Under 21s

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here.…