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Letter: Feeding Developers Green Belt Will Prevent Urban Renewal

From: David Roberts In response to: Now It Is My Turn to Urge Faster Progress Cllr Spooner’s letter is laughable. Ever since 2013 when their hated Local Plan was conceived,…

Opinion: A Realistic Vision For the Rebirth of Guildford in the Age of the Internet

By John Redpath R4GV borough councillor for Holy Trinity and lead for the Economy on the Executive Most of us realise Guildford is enduring major change, probably the biggest since…

Letter: I’m Still Disabled, But Now Stripped of My £240 a Month Mobility Allowance, And My Bus Pass

From: Amanda Creese In response to: County Council Care Should Not Be For Profit I’m an amputee. Am I disabled? In some contexts yes, I am, I cannot manage some…

Surrey Police Get £400,000 Boost to Fund Tighter Control of Covid-19 Safety Rules

David Munro, the Police and Crime Commissioner, has welcomed a near-£400,000 government boost to help police enforcement of the Covid-19 rules in Surrey. The Home Office has released an additional…

Letter: Now It Is My Turn to Urge Faster Progress

From: Paul Spooner In response to: Guildford Council to Call on Experts to Develop Town Centre Masterplan (July 2019) The previous Conservative-led administration was pushed by the then leaders of…

Letter: We Are Suffering the Devastating First Effects of the Local Plan

From: Catherine Young GGG borough councillor for Clandon & Horsley West Horsley is reeling from the devastating effects of the Local Plan adopted by the borough’s former Conservative administration last…

Clean Energy Investments Have Been Showing Better Returns For 15 Years

From: B Smith In response to: SCC Pension Fund Chair Fends Off ‘Told You So’ Critics of £74m Drop in Fossil Fuel Assets I understand the type of pension fund…

Pandemic Forces SCC to Face Whopping £100 Million Loss on Property Investment Portfolio

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Coronavirus is threatening 96% of Surrey County Council’s investment portfolio. Latest figures in March showed a £44.35 (10%) drop in SCC’s original £444 million…

Residents Rebel Against Total Tory Control of Ash Parish Council

By David Reading Ash Parish councillors are facing a series of official complaints from residents concerned by how local affairs are being handled. The mini-rebellion is being tackled by Guildford…

First Test for ‘Local Green Space’ Designation as Sainsbury’s Seeks Store Extension

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd has submitted a planning application to Guildford Borough Council for an extension to its store in Burpham. If approved the proposal will result in physical development within…