Fringe Box

Socialize

Twitter
Home » Entries posted by Martin Giles (Page 823)
Stories written by Martin

GBC’s £81 Million Investment Proposal for Student Accommodation Scrapped

News that a proposal to invest £81 million in student accommodation at the University of Surrey has been scrapped has surfaced this week. The press and public were excluded from the…

Compton Route to Close for Pipe Installation

By Will Parsons Down Lane, in Compton, off the A3 Guildford and Godalming bypass, is to be partially closed while Thames Water carries out pipe upgrades, diverting traffic onto the…

Letter: How Was Noise Insulation Specified for Mill Lane Flats?

From Martin Elliott In response to: Star Inn Noise – Others Might Feel Differently If It Happened to Them The issue for the GBC Planning Department to comment upon is how…

Letter: Changes in the Retail Sector Must Be Taken into Account

From A Atkinson WH Smiths is now starting to close stores which I hinted at in my earlier letter: My Fears for the Retail Sector. Now Gourmet Burger Kitchen files…

GBC Keeps a Closed Mind to Open Government

Guildford Borough Council clearly does not understand the fundamental imperative of openness in democracy. A stark example this year has been the way it handled the proposal to invest a…

Letter: Thank You for Super Article on GSoc Design Awards

From Pauline Surrey In response to: Five Designs Worth Celebrating – Says the Guildford Society I would like to thank Sarah Sullivan for her super article on the Guildford Society…

Star Award For Guildford’s Space Technology Pioneer

The worldwide success of a Guildford hi-tech company with a sky-high reach has been honoured with an International Board of Trade Award, aboard Britain’s new £3bn giant carrier HMS Elizabeth,…

Architect’s Plan for Peaslake Farm Revealed

By Anthony Parker Plans for a controversial new housing development in Peaslake were revealed to residents last week (Thursday, October 18, 2018). The development on a site on Ewhurst Road…

Tickets for the Guildford Community Lottery to Go On Sale

By Amina Sahbegovic Tickets for the Guildford Community Lottery, which was launched in September, will be on sale from next Tuesday (October 30, 2018). Set up by Guildford Borough Council…

Stage Dragon: Rain Man – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp Rain Man, starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, was the highest grossing film of 1988. This week The Classic Screen To Stage Theatre Company bring their touring…