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Shockwaves Rock Guildford Politics as Veteran Lib Dem Caroline Reeves Resigns
Local Lib Dem leader Caroline Reeves is resigning from the borough council and as a councillor to begin a new life. The popular and well-respected member for Friary & St…
Guildford Borough Turns A Paler Shade of Green on the Covid Map
By Martin Giles Guildford Borough has “gone light green” on the gov.uk national Covid infection rate map. We now have only 34 new cases of identified Covid infection per 100,000…
24/7 Mental Health Help Opening in Woking to Cope With Covid Stress
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A Surrey mental health crisis service is trialling 24/7 opening hours to help cope with the increase in anxiety during the pandemic. Guildford, Woking,…
Life in Solitary: How Are Your Quirks?
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Questioning Our Quirks in Lockdown I’ve noticed lately that I reach for my specs when I answer the telephone. I know – sounds a…
GBC Brings Dormant Normandy Parish Council Back to Life
By Martin Giles The collapsed parish council at Normandy was formally reinstated last night (March 4) by appointing five GBC members in temporary roles until an election on May 6,…
Letter: The Weyside Urban Village Project Requires Urgent Attention
From: Christian Holliday Former Conservative borough councillor In response to: GBC Project Handling Bungled, Committee told in Shock Outburst A devastatingly open statement by the lead member for Regeneration, but…
The Dragon Says: Ask Not ‘Who is To Blame?’ We All Are
We must all share the blame for the weaknesses at GBC. We vote for the councillors who create the policies and make the high-level decisions. They appoint the senior council…
Letter: Cost of Mayoral Car and Driver is Just 33p a Year Per Resident
From: Mike Parsons Former Mayor of Guildford and Conservative borough councillor In response to: Mayor Loses Official Car and Driver to Save £25,000 a Year I found it very disappointing…
Letter: Who Didn’t Keep Their Eye on the RTB Ball?
From: Geoff Davis Former lead councillor and Conservative borough councillor for Holy Trinity In response to: Right-to-Buy Enquiry Will Be A Whitewash The inquiry into the RTB “misunderstandings” must be…
GBC MD James Whiteman Outlines Efforts on Council Strengths and Weaknesses
This evening (March 3) the managing director of Guildford Borough Council responded to the criticisms leveled at the council for its poor project management by lead councillor for Regeneration, John…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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