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Letter: Councillors Should Put the Interests of Constituents First

From: Jules Cranwell In response to: Cllr Catherine Young on Decision to Delay Local Plan Review Cllr Catherine Young (Clandon & Horsley) of GGG has done a brilliant job. She…

Children Given Individual Taxis to School May Have to Share

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter More children will likely have to share arranged travel to school, under new plans being drawn up by Surrey County Council.  Rising demand and…

Nurse Struck Off for Poor Level of English

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Spanish nurse who worked in Surrey has been struck off the nursing register because his knowledge of English isn’t good enough, a report…

Dragon Interview: Cllr Catherine Young on Decision to Delay Local Plan Review

Anger in the villages to the east of Guildford over the impact of the Local Plan is tangible. With green belt protection removed, unpopular developments have proved impossible to resist.…

Letter: The Plan Should Have Been Reviewed Three Years Ago

From: David Roberts In response to: Council Accepts Legal Advice Not to Risk a Formal Review of the Local Plan The GBC Executive was repeatedly urged to start a review…

Opinion: Who Cares What Guildford Borough Residents Want?

By Martin Giles The full impact of government planning policy on Guildford borough was confirmed this week. Councillors, most of them elected by voters reacting to the adoption of a…

Council Accepts Legal Advice Not to Risk a Formal Review of the Local Plan

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter and Martin Giles GBC councillors have been told that conducting an early review of the Local Plan carried a high risk of the housing…

Dragon Interview: Local Plan Review Decision – Council Leader Joss Bigmore

GBC’s decision to delay a formal review of the Local Plan will have come as a disappointment to many Residents for Guildford and Villages supporters. But does our borough council…

Guildford Councillors Agree Next Step for Partnership With Waverley

The collaboration between Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils took another step forward this week with the agreement by GBC councillors at their full council meeting on Tuesday (April 5) on…

Covid Update: Has Infection Rate Peaked?

By Martin Giles Covid infection rates have dropped in the last week and observers will be hoping that the downward trend can be sustained as we move into mid-spring. Guildford’s…