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Council Leader: ‘I Look Forward To Working With Cllr Rooth’

Council Leader Paul Spooner says he is looking forward to continuing to work with Cllr Tony Rooth despite his deselection last night from all the Guildford Borough Council committees. See: Borough…

Letter: Why Isn’t the Voting Equipment We Paid For Used?

Letter: Why Isn’t the Voting Equipment We Paid For Used?

From Martin Elliott In response to: Borough Council Chooses the ‘Nuclear Option’ Over Committee Appointments I have a minor question on the voting procedure. When the council chamber was refurbished…

Letter: I Watched The Council Meeting With Utter Incredulity

From John Ferns Last night I watched the full Guildford Borough Council meeting with utter incredulity. Item 8 was, “A review of the allocation of seats on committees 2018-19”, a…

Borough Council Chooses the ‘Nuclear Option’ Over Committee Appointments

There were chaotic scenes at Guildford Borough Council (GBC) last night (July 24, 2018) as the full council declined to agree any of the presented options for the allocation of…

Local Winery Wins Gold

Local Winery Wins Gold

By Amina Sahbegovic Local winery Albury Estate has won two awards from the 2018 International Award for Organic Wines. The awards competition saw 28 countries submit over 1,000 organic wines…

Police Seek Robber Who Threatened Shop Assistant With Violence

A shop assistant in Tongham was threatened with violence in a robbery on Friday (July 20, 2018). The robbery took place at Tongham Food and Wine on Oxenden Road. A…

Letter: Now Is the Time To Alter The System

From Gordon Bridger hon alderman and former Mayor of Guildford In response to: Opinion: Unnatural Selection Martin Giles is right. Residents are ill-served by a system of councillor selection which…

Lights To Dim (Better) at The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Amina Sahbegovic The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre is to embark on a major stage lighting project this summer. Light dimmers, over forty years, old will be replaced. Light dimming is…

Nail-biting Cup Victory for Blackheath Cricket Club

Report Martin Giles – Photos Simon Jones A real team victory was secured in a nail-biting finish by Blackheath Cricket Club yesterday (July 22, 2018), playing at their home ground…

Letter: Compared With Other Areas, Our Retail Sector Is Doing Well

From Caroline Reeves leader of the opposition at Guildford Borough Council and Lib Dem ward councillor for Friary & St Nicolas In response to: It Is True – The Number of…