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Letter: Can We All See the Lib Dem-R4GV Agreement Before Voting?

From Paul Spooner Conservative ‘independent’ borough councillor for South Ash & Tongham In the spirit of transparency lauded by both the Lib Dems and R4GV [Residents for Guildford and Villages],…

Letter: I Will Be Stepping Down As A County Councillor

From Keith Taylor Conservative county councillor for Shere In response to: Comment: Surrey County Elections to Go Ahead As Reorganisation Doubts Remain – in the article, it was said that…

XX Notes: Lockdown the Sequel – This Time It’s Dark

Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Déjà vu. Wikipedia tells us this is the feeling that one has lived through the present situation before. That’s one I’m…

Covid Regulations Require Public Compliance Not Police Enforcement Says Police Chief

Those not wearing masks in shops should be reported to shop staff, remembering that some groups are exempt. This was the advice of Surrey’s Chief Constable this week in the…

Letter: Tragic Death of Sgt Matiu Ratana

From: Sir Paul Beresford Conservative MP for Mole Valley The tragic, senseless and pointless death of a serving Metropolitan Police officer at Croydon is deeply sad. It is particularly poignant…

Couple Worries About Armed Police Patrols on Our High Street

By Martin Giles Surrey’s chief constable, Gavin Stephens, says armed police patrols in the county, as observed on Guildford High Street last Saturday (September 18) are tasked specifically and are…

IMPRESS Tribute to Patron Sir Harry Evans, Who Died Aged 92

Sir Harold Evans, champion of public-interest investigative journalism and supporter of more effective press regulation, has died in New York aged 92. A fierce critic of political interference in journalism,…

Labour Calls GBC Leadership Handover ‘Puzzling’ and ‘a Shoddy Business’

By Martin Giles Guildford Labour Party is upset by the decision of GBC leader Caroline Reeves to stand down in favour of R4GV’s Joss Bigmore. Party chairman Brian Creese said:…

Comment: Surrey County Elections to Go Ahead As Reorganisation Doubts Remain

By Martin Giles Surrey County Council elections are to go ahead next May, the pandemic allowing. Doubt had been created by county council leader Tim Oliver’s proposal to rush through…

Prince Edward Visits the Yvonne Arnaud

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visited the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford yesterday (September 22) to find out about the challenges facing regional theatres during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Guided by…