Fringe Box

Socialize

Twitter
Home » Entries posted by Martin Giles (Page 20)
Stories written by Martin

Thames Water Reports Guildford’s New Water Pipeline Reaches Halfway Point

Thames Water has confirmed that over half of Guildford’s new water transfer pipe is in place, with 5.8km now installed. In total the company is laying circa 9km between Pewley…

Unlicensed Dog Daycare Boss Prosecuted and Fined

A dog daycare business owner has been prosecuted for operating without a licence following a lengthy investigation by Guildford Borough Council’s animal welfare officer. On October 21, Harriet Poupart from…

Guildford’s Pandemic Memories Captured in Textile Display

Embroidered panels made by local people to remember the Covid 19 pandemic are on display at Guildford Museum. Guildford’s Quilt: Your Stories Stitched into History was assembled by embroidery group Stitch…

City Can’t Catch a Break

Guildford City (0) 1, Corinthian Casuals (0) 2 By Barry Underwood Another decent Guildford playing performance ended with no reward in rather cruel circumstances. City had finally got on the…

Guildford and Its Villages Fall Silent to Remember Those Killed in Conflict

By Martin Giles Eighty years after the Second World War had entered its final 12 months, the traditional Remembrance Sunday Services took place in Guildford and its surrounding villages today…

Letter: Weyside Village Will Present Problems But, Indirectly, We Voted For It

From Jim Allen In response to: Weyside Urban Village Plans Progress – Architecture to Reflect Industrial Character I am a long-standing critic of this project and I believe it is…

Letter: I Can See Why It Takes Days for Dumped E-bikes To Be Collected

From Dave Middleton In response to: Dumped E-bike Provokes Questions I note that Beryl failed to answer the Dragon News’ question about how many staff were employed to collect bikes…

CPRE Backs Parish Council’s Request for Secretary of State to ‘Call-in’ Solar Farm Decision

By Martin Giles The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has backed up a request from Compton Parish Council for the decision to approve the planning application for…

SCC Cabinet’s Decision to Scrap London Road Scheme ‘Called-in’ by Select Committee

By Martin Giles The decision by Surrey County Council’s Cabinet to scrap the planned changes to London Road in Burpham has been “called-in” by SCC’s Communities, Environment and Highways (CEH)…

Police Get Approval for HQ Redevelopment and New Access

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter In the third major planning decision made by Guildford Brough Council this week, proposals to redevelop Surrey Police headquarters at Mount Browne have been…