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Letter: It’s Time Guildford Made More of Its History

From: Valerie Thompson In response to: If You Value Our Heritage It’s Time to Show Your Support Gordon Jackson is right but there have always been shortcomings in the presentation…

Ash Manor School’s £4 Million Theatre Extension Begins to Take Shape

By David Reading Building has started on Ash Manor School’s £4 million extension, to be used mainly for performing arts. Morgan Sindall Construction, chosen by the county council, expects to…

Letter: As Debenhams Dies, There Are Hopes of a New Life For the Building

From: Zöe Franklin Liberal Democrat for Guildford and Cranleigh on parliamentary matters The loss of Debenhams comes as a blow to Guildford in terms of its retail draw. I visited…

Letter: I Support the Friends of Guildford Museum and Their Vision for the Future

From: Gordon Jackson Independent borough councillor for Pirbright In response to: If You Value Our Heritage It’s Time to Show Your Support Over the 10 years I have been involved,…

Schwesterlich News: Happy Covid Christmas!

In November we published the first of what we hope will be a regular exchange of news to and from our twin town of Freiburg in south-west Germany. They are…

Letter: If Your House is Your Home You’re Not Selling, It’s Worth Nothing

From: Pearl Catlin In response to: Council Tax Reform to Reflect Today’s Values Would Solve Revenue Problem Are we supposed to be delighted at David Robert’s letter? Please remember that…

Letter: Museum Must Be Preserved Despite Economic Challenges

From: Mark Brett-Warburton Conservative county councillor for Guildford South East Guildford Museum provides an important link to the past to give a sense of place that will otherwise be lost…

Borough Rejects More Resident Complaints About Ash Parish Council

By David Reading Residents’ complaints about Ash Parish Council have been rejected on “technical grounds” after investigation by a Guildford Borough Council standards committee. Two complaints were triggered by a…

Christmas Shoppers Urged to be Kind to ‘Unsung Heroes’, Shop Worker Victims of Abuse

A national campaign has been launched to encourage Christmas shoppers to treat retail workers with kindness over the busy festive period. As shops reopen from today (December 3) those on…

Council Starts Public Budget Consultation: Where to Save, Where to Spend?

The borough council are asking residents to have their say on where they should prioritise spending after medium-term budget plans considered by the Executive last week predicted a shortfall of…