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Controversy Expected As Full Council Discusses China Link and Complaints Hearing

Two controversial subjects are due to be debated at tonight’s (October 10) full council meeting of Guildford Borough Council – the proposed link with the Chinese city of Dongying and…

Letter: Scrub the Visit to China

From David Roberts You don’t have to be a spoilsport to think that the planned visit to China by the three senior Guildford Borough Council (GBC) leaders is a waste…

Film Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle

By Dennis Harvey-Hepherd This is the second film of the Kingsman franchise, and on this form, not the last. Yes it’s time to release our 14-year-old selves and suspend disbelief…

Letter: The Council Should Tell the Chinese Investment in Guildford Property is Not Wanted

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford I am intrigued by our borough council’s  proposal to link with the Chinese town of Dongying. I turned to Wikipedia…

The Dragon Says: The Dongying Proposal Will Test Our Council’s Democratic Instincts

There is nothing inherently wrong with our town deciding to link up with another. The twinning arrangement with Freiburg seems to have worked well enough for decades. But surely an…

Letter: Could You Join the ‘Poppy People’?

From Nigel Manning Mayor of Guildford As arrangements are put in place for the annual service of remembrance on Sunday, November 12, at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, our thoughts turn…

Royal Surrey Gets Cancer Patients Fit for Surgery

The Royal Surrey County Hospital is getting cancer patients to increase their physical fitness prior to for surgery, as part of a new clinical trial. Patients will receive a 15…

Letter: Dongying Link? What About Public Consultation?

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford We are told that Guildford Borough Council aims to strengthen international relationships. It cannot be denied that this is a…

Parish Council Approves Examiner’s Neighbourhood Plan Recommendations.

By Chris Dick Effingham Parish Council (EPC) has agreed to implement all the recommendations for the Neighbourhood Plan (NP) made by an independent examiner in a recent report. A motion…

Short Postponement to Hospital Blue Badge Car Park Charging

The Royal Surrey County Hospital has decided to postpone the implementation of car parking charges for Blue Badge holders due to a slight delay in the installation of the accessible…