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Borough Council’s £13m Spend on Consultants Hailed as Good News

Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter GBC’s £13 million a year spend on expensive consultants and agency staff has been hailed as “good news”. The spend was down from £14.8 million…

Guildford Teen Who Ended His Life Thought He Was ‘Omnipotent Puppet-master’

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Guildford teen who ended his life thought of himself as an “omnipotent puppet-master” and compared his social interactions to playing chess. A student…

Guildford Conservatives Back MP’s ‘No Confidence’ Vote Decision

By Martin Giles The chair of the Guildford Conservative Association, Sallie Barker says that the association is proud that Guildford’s MP voted against Boris Johnson in the “no confidence” vote…

The Dragon Says: Truth Matters

Last night a Conservative MP said if we don’t care when Parliament is misled we are on a slippery slope that ends up in Putin’s Russia. He is right. But…

Harrowing Dashcam Footage Shows Full Impact of Drink Driving

Harrowing dashcam footage has captured the moment a motorcyclist was hit by a drunk driver on the A3 near Thursley in July last year. The footage, recorded by the driver’s…

Birthday Honours for Guildford Residents

During all the celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee two residents of Guildford Borough were announced as recipients of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Valerie Watson of Normandy a welfare office manager…

Letter: I Hope Our MP Remains Open About Her Voting

From: Mark Bray-Parry spokesperson for the Guildford Green Party I am pleased that Angela Richardson has made this statement rather than keep her decision private. We had a decade of…

Guildford’s MP Says She Will Vote Tonight, ‘No Confidence’ in the Prime Minister

By Martin Giles Guildford’s MP Angela Richardson  will be supporting the no confidence motion in tonight’s vote within the Conservative Parliamentary Party. The vote is to be held between 6pm…

Letter: Time for Cllr Steel to Consider His Position

From: Howard Smith vice-chair of Guildford labour In response to: After Just Five Days, Guildford Paddling Pool Closes Again Testament to the performance of the current council, we hear from…

Letter: R4GV Can’t Point to a Single Promise They’ve Delivered On

From: James Turner In response to: The Annual Parish Meeting is Not a Political Platform The problem with R4GV [Residents for Guildford & Villages] is that they talk is if…