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Letter: North Street and Responsibility

From: Tony Rooth former independent borough councillor and Conservative council leader In response to: North Street Approval is Good News for Guildford The GBC Planning Committee’s approval of the latest…

Comment: Guildford Will Get Higher – Sadly, There’s No Turning Back

By Martin Giles This is an updated version of an article published on August 14 See: Guildford North Street Plans With 471 New Homes Approved 13 Votes to 2 Anyone…

Council Budget Caught Short

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A lack of toilets in a Surrey tourist spot could have “very bad consequences” a councillor has warned, as parish council grant cuts were…

Letter: North Street Approval is Good News for Guildford

From: John Rigg former R4GV borough councillor See: Guildford North Street Plans With 471 New Homes Approved 13 Votes to 2 The 13 to 2 to vote in favour of…

Guildford North Street Plans With 471 New Homes Approved 13 Votes to 2

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Controversial plans to redevelop Guildford’s “eyesore” North Street with 471 homes, shops and public spaces have been given the green light. Despite just 47…

Letter: Time Will Tell If the Council Leader Can Survive

From: David Bilbe Conservative borough councillor for Normandy In response to: Guildford Leader Survives No Confidence Vote, Labour Councillors Vote with Lib Dems Regarding the position of the council leader,…

SCC to Ask London Mayor to Scrap Plans to Withdraw Travelcards

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter More than 60 Surrey train stations would be impacted if plans to abolish day travelcards go ahead, in a move that has been put…

Construction Work Restarts on Plaza Site

By Martin Giles Construction work at the Plaza site at the bottom of the Portsmouth Road by the Cannon Pub has restarted. There have been signs of preparatory work in…

Guildford Leader Survives No Confidence Vote, Labour Councillors Vote with Lib Dems

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford’s council leader has survived a no confidence vote, brought by councillors who claimed she was “deeply associated” with “almost certainly the worst [financial…

Letter: The Guildford Society Agrees with GRA – The North Street Scheme Is Seriously Flawed

From: Alistair Smith chair of The Guildford Society The Society agrees with the views John GRA has expressed concerning the North Street Scheme in his letter “Unless Councillors Wake Up…