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Friends Pay Tribute to Colin Stokes, Founder of The Prostate Project

By David Reading Friends have been paying tribute to Colin Stokes MBE, founder of the Prostrate Project in Guildford, who died earlier this month (February). Colin spearheaded a decade-long fundraising…

Letter: Council Decisions Are Inherently Political

From George Potter Lib Dem borough councillor for Burpham I think it’s a shame that Mr Bennett seems to have such a flawed understanding of how town councils work. Unlike…

Dragon Review: The Talented Mr Ripley – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp We are in 1950s New York and Italy in a very different way this week at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, with The Faction Production of The Talented…

Letter: I Can’t Believe Party Rosettes Will Be Left at the Door of a Guildford Town Council

From Pete Bennett chair of Residents for Guildford & Villages In response to: Opinion – A Brave New World – with No Party Politics Please I couldn’t agree more with…

Flames Keep Stars Lowly

A pair of Flames goals in each of the first two periods helped them to leads they never fully relinquished the rest of the way during an eventual 6-2 win…

Letter: Parish and Town Councils Must Be Politics Free

From John Redpath former R4GV borough councillor In response to: Opinion – A Brave New World – with No Party Politics Please Well said John Ferns. We must get rid…

Loseley Estate Confirms Permissive Path Closure But Viewing Platforms To Be Constructed

By Martin Giles The permissive path that ran alongside field at the Guildford end of the Hog’s Back “has now been closed” the Loseley Estate has confirmed. To allow view…

Surrey Local Government Changes Plough Ahead Regardless of High Court Ruling

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Government’s u-turn on reinstating elections across 30 local authorities shows just how “rash and reckless” last year’s decision was to cancel polls in…

Photo Feature: More Great Guildford Pancake Races – But Will They Be the Last?

By Martin Giles Photos by Mandy Millyard Guildford’s traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake races took place yesterday on the High Street lined with spectators but the event’s future is not secure.…

Opinion: A Brave New World – with No Party Politics Please

By John Ferns Whether anyone likes it or not, Guildford is moving towards a “unitary authority” model of local government, so it is timely to reflect on what works –…