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Objections and Tweets Cause GBC to Rethink Decisions on Some Planned Projects

by Martin Giles In a surprise move, Guildford Borough Council has deferred contentious decisions on the future of planned projects just 24 hours before they were to be debated. One…

Royal Surrey ‘Family’ Wins Accolades From Care Quality Commission

The Royal Surrey has officially been recognised as offering “outstanding” healthcare, across several areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC has today (June 22) reported its findings from…

Letter: The Council Really Needs to Take a Fresh Look at the Local Plan

From Michael Aaronson In response to: Guildford ‘Strategic Sites’ Riddle After Whitehall Abandons Plans to Widen A3 I was interested to read Cllr Caroline Reeves’ reply to Karen Stevens’ letter…

Flag at Cathedral Marks Start of Armed Forces Week

Flag at Cathedral Marks Start of Armed Forces Week

The flag was raised today (June 22)  outside Guildford Cathedral to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, raised the flag with the Very Reverend Dianna…

Painting a New Bond With Our Freiburg Twinning Friends Despite the Lockdown

By Barbara Ford chair, Guildford Twinning Association The pandemic lockdown has unlocked a new bond in the twinning between Guildford and Freiburg. Although our Mayor and their Oberbürgermeister have exchanged…

Letter: The Tories Can Only Recover by Holding Other Parties to Account

From John Ferns In response to Julian Cranwell’s comment on: Who Wants to Lead the Tories On the Council? As a resident of the badly put-upon “west end” of the…

No New Confirmed Covid Infections in Guildford Borough So Far This Week

As at Sunday, June 21 there have been no confirmed Covid-19 infections in Guildford borough since Monday (June 15), according to Public Health England, and no Covid-linked deaths at the…

Letter: Guildford Should Adopt 3D Plan Modelling To Move With The Times

Letter: Guildford Should Adopt 3D Plan Modelling To Move With The Times

From Alistair Smith Chair of the Guildford Society In response to: A Model Way We Could All See What Our Town’s Future Looks Like In Planning The Guildford Society is…

Letter: 3D Views of Proposed Developments is a Good Idea

From Roy Carter In response to: A Model Way We Could All See What Our Town’s Future Looks Like In Planning The Guildford Vision Group (GVG) should press on trying…

Narrowboats, Canoeists, Paddle-boarders and Anglers Back on the Wey

The River Wey in Guildford re-opened to all river traffic yesterday morning, Saturday (June 20) at around 9am. It had been closed since the collapse of the Tumbling Bay Weir…