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XX Notes: Far From the Madding Crowd
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Despite my predictions of doom in last fortnight’s XX Notes, our corner of Surrey has not been pushed up the coronavirus…
Regrading on Catherine’s Hill After Rail Tunnel Landslip Nears Completion
By Martin Giles Work to stabilise the railway cutting above the southern end of the St Catherine’s Hill tunnel is now likely to take till mid-January. Originally expected to have…
Letter: A Biddles Framed Print Is My Treasured Bit of Old Guildford. What Would Yours Be?
From: Aubrey Leahy In response to: ‘People Working From Home Has Changed Our Business’ Says Stationers Biddles Interesting to hear Biddles not gone the way of so much of the world.…
Booked Slot System Being Trialled at Epsom CRC to Reduce Queues
Starting November 5, a new booking system for community recycling is being tested at the Epsom centre because reduced capacity through social distancing has caused long queues. At most other…
Letter: The Lack of Objective Testing in the Local Plan Beggars Belief
From: Julian Lyon In response to: Why the Former Council Avoided Sustainability in the Local Plan I think, to understand the sustainability of the proposals in Guildford’s Local Plan we…
Patient Safety Paramount, Say Royal Surrey Chiefs After Doctors Prove Covid-19 Positive
Executives at the Royal Surrey hospital today rushed to reassure patient safety after The Guardian revealed two junior doctors had tested positive for Covid-19. They had been infected at a…
Council’s New Safety Marshals On Patrol To Help Town Centre Visitors
Safety Marshals are among new pandemic measures being introduced to the town centre from Saturday, October 31, for four months. The council are working with Experience Guildford on ways to…
Leader Bigmore Warns of a ‘Long Winter’ as Tier Two Arrives on Borough Border
Council leader Joss Bigmore has warned fellow councillors “more strict measures seem likely to hit at some point” in the Covid-19 pandemic. At this week’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting…
Residents’ Rebellion Against All-Tory Ash Parish Council Rumbles On
By David Reading An official complaint against two members of Ash Parish Council has been dismissed by Guildford Borough Council. In September, Cllrs Tony and Helen Gorham moved 60 miles…
High Risk of Suicide Among Stressed Women Nurses in Intensive Care Units
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Women on the frontline in the war against Covid-19 are said to be at heightened risk of suicide. One in eight female nurses in…
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