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Letter: Is This Rail Bridge Plan Leading to Even More Development in Ash & Tongham?

From: John Ferns In response to: Residents Still Uneasy About Ash Station £23m Rail Bridge Plan The lack of local response on this topic is telling. Undoubtedly, there is growing…

Guildford Among Surrey Areas Classed As Tier 3, Very High Covid Alert Level

Guildford and most of Surrey moves into Tier 3, the very high Covid alert level, from (0001hrs) December 19, due to rapidly rising infection rates. Of all districts and boroughs,…

Fears of Highrise Developments Echo Around Surrey Boroughs

By Martin Giles and Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Fears that high-rise buildings might be allowed to dominate Guildford town centre were echoed in two other Surrey boroughs this week.…

Letter: Can You Help With These Two Strange Birds?

From: Chris Quinn On Monday (December 14) I spotted a pair of geese (or possibly ducks) on the Bellfields green by the “Moggie pond”. They looked very unusual, but as…

Letter: We Need to List All of Guildford’s Historic Buildings to Retain Character of the Town

From: Gavin Morgan founder of the Guildford Heritage Forum If we want to save buildings like the old schoolhouse then we must do our research. Council planning meetings are very…

Children Pick Hansel and Grittel Among Others For Unforgrittable Job of Keeping Our Roads Safe

By Sad Oldgrit Children in infant and primary schools across the county have named some of Surrey’s new fleet of gritters which will help keep frosty roads safe. The new…

Care Homes Warned of Visit Risks With ‘Flawed’ Lateral Flow Tests

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter People should not to visit their loved ones in care homes this Christmas, says the Surrey Care Association (SCA). They fear “flawed” rapid test…

Letter: North Street Webinar Brings Hope But New Transport Hub Ignored

From: Bibhas Neogi In response to: The North Street Development Should Include a Luxury Bus Station Last night’s webinar on North Street redevelopment has at last given some real ideas…

Sign Up to Help Celebrate Fourth Year of Guildford’s Innovation Awards

The best of Guildford’s business community is being celebrated at the 2020 Guildford Innovation Awards on Thursday (December 17), flying the flag for many of our cutting-edge and innovative companies,…

Letter: Criticism of Commercialism Ignores the Council’s Need for Revenue

From: Dave Middleton In response to Bob Benjafield’s letter, It’s Always Commercialism First at the Borough Council, bemoaning commercialism at GBC, together with the fate of the Debenham’s site. “Green…