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The Ash Aspect: Burglary Can Be A Life-Changing Trauma

By David Reading It was a Friday morning in late summer. The man who knocked on the front door of my house in Ash was middle-aged and shabbily-dressed. His colleague…

Man, Hit By Bus, Dies – Police Appeal for Witnesses

A pedestrian in his 90s who was struck by a bus in Stoke Road, Guildford yesterday evening (December 5, 2017) has died. The incident happened at 6.52pm. The man was…

Letter: Manor Farm Proposal – More University Mission Creep

From John Robson In response to: University of Surrey Lodges Plan To Demolish ‘Historic’ Manor Farmhouse And Outbuildings Approximately, three to four years ago I attended several stakeholder meetings with the…

Letter: I Am Pleased the Executive is Withdrawing Future Funding from The Village

From Tony Rooth Conservative borough councillor for The Pilgrims ward In response to: Internal Party Pressure and Ice Rink Closure Force Withdrawal of Post-Christmas Funding for The Village I do have…

Film Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas

By Dennis Harvey-Hepherd This is a beautiful little film about how and why our most cherished author, Charles Dickens, came to write A Christmas Carol. The cast consists of a…

Lead Councillor Says: ‘We Listened to Feedback’ on The Village

The lead councillor responsible for The Village has commented this morning (December 6, 2017) on last night’s full council decision to withdraw the budget for The Village for 2018-19 and…

Letter: I Am Not Surprised The Village Ice Rink Has Closed

From Howard Moss In response to: Internal Party Pressure and Ice Rink Closure Force Withdrawal of Post-Christmas Funding for The Village I am not surprised the ice rink has closed, we…

Riff Raff Diary – December 2017

Riff Raff Diary – December 2017

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig The beginning of November started well with a day working in Shalford Nature Reserve with the…

Internal Party Pressure and Ice Rink Closure Force Withdrawal of Post-Christmas Funding for The Village

Pressure from within the Tory group at Guildford Borough Council forced a change of tack for its policy on The Village at this evening’s (December 5, 2017) full-council meeting. And…

Hon Alderman Mary Lloyd-Jones Dies Peacefully

Another civic elder, Hon Alderman Mary Lloyd-Jones is reported to have died peacefully on Saturday, December 2017. In a message to councillors it was stated: “It is with great regret…