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Commissioners Tell Indebted Council To ‘Get a Grip’

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A Surrey council is still not out of the woods yet just months into government intervention, according to commissioners’ first report. Spelthorne Borough Council…

Letter: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling

From Lorimer Burn chairman of the St Catherine’s Village Association Action recently taken to block access to a well-used path really concerns me. I live in Guildown, on the western…

Woking Council Tax Payers Face Another Hike – But Budget Will Not Service Huge Debt

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Band D council tax payers in Woking are expected to pay more than £2,500 a year for the first time after the latest round…

Letter: Libraries Need Not Be Silent But Need To Be Used with Consideration For Others

From the Guildford Library Team In response to: Libraries Need Not Be Silent Mr Dover is absolutely right, long gone is the era of libraries being silent spaces where no-one…

Letter: New Unitary Councillors Will Face a Steep and Ongoing Learning Curve

From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Poor Councillor Attendance at Local Plan Workshop Was A ‘Kick in the Teeth’ for the Organisers The implications of councillor attendance go much deeper…

New University Vice-Chancellor Formally Installed by the Duke of Kent

Guildford Cathedral played host as town and gown came together to see the formal installation of Professor Stephen Jarvis as Surrey’s sixth Vice-Chancellor by the Duke of Kent, who has…

Tonight’s Guildford City Match Postponed Again

Guildford City’s match against Corinthian Casuals this evening (February 11) has been postponed, it is believed because recent rainfall has made the pitch unplayable. It is the second time the…

Poor Councillor Attendance at Local Plan Workshop Was A ‘Kick in the Teeth’ for the Organisers

By Martin Giles The leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group has added his support to a complaint by a Residents for Guildford & Villages councillor that the level of attendance…

Opinion: Seven Years of Inaction Is Not Good Enough

By Cllr Daniel Husseini Conservative Waverley borough councillor for Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse Since my election to Waverley Borough Council, I have pushed hard for progress on the redevelopment of…

Letter: Guildford Should Have a Proper Football Ground

From Andrew Backhurst In response to: Spectrum Update Begins On Thursday, February 12, it will be 52 years since Guildford City FC played their last game at their Joseph Road…