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Letter: Our Dragon Notice is Already Producing Results

From: Pamela Witze Read Easy W Surrey and NE Hampshire See: Notice: New Reading Coaching Charity Needs Volunteers I just wanted to say thank you for publishing this article! We…

Did You See Assault in Bookham?

A man was seriously assaulted in Bookham yesterday evening (May 7) and Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses. Police were called at approximately 9.30pm after reports that the victim, a…

Letter: North Street Redevelopment – Possibilities for an Improved Outcome 

From: Bibhas Neogi Now that the election is over and Lib-Dems have a majority at GBC, maybe there are a few changes that might open up opportunities to improve on…

Letter: How to Stop Local Elections Being Just Opinion Polls

From: H Trevor Jones In response to: Election Analysis: Triumph and Disaster Are Both Imposters Many thanks for Martin Giles’s well-written and balanced-sounding article, with me taking it all at…

Some Borough Council Election Statistics

By Martin Giles The popular vote pie chart and table originally published contained minor errors and have now been corrected. The headline of the Guildford Borough Council election result is…

Films are Winning with Twinning and Guess Who Came to Dinner?

By Barbara Ford Chair of the Guildford Twinning Association Film is being used in a way to interest and engage people in the culture of Guildford’s twin town Freiburg and…

Notice: Guildford Twinning Association Filmfest – May 10

Free admission!…

Letter: Did Voter ID Determine the Result of a GBC Seat?

From: Howard Fisher In response to: Guildford Borough Election Results – Lib Dems Take Control With a Majority of Two It will be interesting to learn if anyone was turned…

Election Analysis: Triumph and Disaster Are Both Impostors

By Martin Giles Local election results can be difficult to analyse but it is important that we do. What happens at the borough council is still significant, however much power…

‘Residents Agree with Our Values ‘ Says Lib Dem Leader in Wake of Election Victory

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Liberal Democrats’ outright victory in the GBC election is the first since 1995 when they won 23 seats out of 45. Yesterday’s tally…