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Topping Out of Riverside Building Celebrated – But Does Not Receive Universal Approval

A major £6.5 million office development on the banks of the River Wey, Guildford has been topped out this week but one local councillor says planning permission should not have…

Stage Dragon: Vulcan 7 – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp Yvonne Arnaud’s autumn season kicks off this week with Vulcan 7, a brand new play written by and also starring Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson, most famous…

Harlequins Players Lead a Rugby Masterclass for Local Pupils

Dave Ward and George Merrick join pupils from RGS Guildford, Howard of Effingham, St Peter’s and George Abbot. Twenty-nine pupils from local schools came together last week for a one-off…

The ‘Brave New World’ of Drama to Help Tackle Social Isolation

By Amina Sahbegovic A new intergenerational drama project from Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC), called Spirit of Youth will bring together children from Weyfield Primary School with the residents of the…

Reports of ‘Major Bust-up’ Between Council Leader and Planning Chairman

Council Leader Spooner has refused to confirm or deny reports of an alleged row he had with the chairman of the Planning Committee, Marsha Moseley (Con, Ash Vale) before the…

Feature: From Source to Sea, a Meander Down the Dordogne Valley

By Valerie Thompson About 30 years ago I bought a small, old, stone house in a rural village in the Correze, a backwater of France, about halfway down the Dordogne…

Letter: I Received No Response from GBC to My Suggestions on Traffic Changes

From Bibhas Neogi In response to a comment made under the letter: New Crossing Would Help Deliver Modal Shift In his response to my comments, John Rigg [of the Guildford…

Letter: Councillors Should Represent Their Constituents – Not Their Party

From Robert Shatwell In response to: Local Government Needs Independent Thinkers – With No Party Line All councillors, irrespective of party, should remember that they are the democratically elected representatives of…

The Dragon Says: There Should Be No Barrier to Considerate Treatment of Our More Vulnerable Fellows

“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” So said the great Indian statesman Mahatma Gandhi. This week, our society in the shape of Guildford Borough…

Letter: It Is Time For Our Councils to Catch Up

From Martin Elliott In response to: The Tunsgate Trap Was A Truly Dreadful Experience One thing, amply illustrated by this incident, is that most councillors, councils and their officers rarely…