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Notice: Guildford u3a – Group Enrolment Day

Notice: Guildford u3a – Group Enrolment Day

Guildford Area u3a (motto: learn, laugh, live) will be holding its Group Enrolment Day on Tuesday August 22 at the Spectrum Leisure Centre. Come along and find out what groups…

Letter: I Still Have Some Questions About GBC’s Budget

From: Gavin Morgan See: GBC’s Lead Finance Councillor Answers on the Borough’s Financial Challenge There are still some fundamental questions needed to help the public understand the difficult decisions the…

Wildlife Foundation Receives £2.8m SCC Grant to Build New Centre

A county council grant of 2.8 million was confirmed last week to help protect the future of British wildlife and enhance Surrey’s biodiversity. The SCC Cabinet awarded the Your Fund…

GBC’s Lead Finance Councillor Answers on the Borough’s Financial Challenge

By Martin Giles The financial situation at Guildford Borough Council has become a major issue. There remains a risk that if the medium-term deficit cannot be tackled a section 114…

Opinion: Let’s Not Throw Away Guildford’s Future

By John Rigg former R4GV lead councillor for Regeneration at GBC Guildford needs a deliverable plan for the future. Our community now know that Guildford has suffered a catalogue of…

ULEZ Defeat for Surrey – Council Leader Says Decision Will Damage Lives

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The controversial ULEZ scheme can now be expanded to the border of Surrey after a coalition of councils lost their High Court battle. Surrey…

Letter: Fly-tipping Needs Firm Sanctions

From: John Ferns In response to: Only Proactive Enforcement Action Will Reduce Fly-tipping Sadly this ‘throw away culture’, at the lower end of the scale to wilful fly-tipping at the…

Letter: The Government Knows About Local Authority Funding Problems

From: Bibhas Neogi In response to: Government Policy is Largely to Blame for Guildford’s Financial Woes The financial problems of local authorities have been known to the central government for…

Guildford and Ash & Godalming Constituencies Are Non-Priority for Labour

By Martin Giles A leaked Labour Party internal document, obtained by the Liberal Democrat party shows that candidate selection for the Parliamentary of Guildford and the new constituency of Godalming…

Letter: Accountability for GBC’s Budget Problems Must Wait

From: Bob Hughes Conservative borough councillor for Tillingbourne In response to a comment from Ben Paton on: GBC ‘Will No Longer Be Able to Afford the Current Range of Services’…