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New Affordable, Shared-Ownership Homes in Ripley

Thirty seven affordable homes will soon be available in Ripley for Guildford families, thanks to a partnership between Guildford Borough Council and A2Dominion who build homes for private sale and shared ownership. Marlborough…

Opinion: Why Has Lovelace Fallen Out Of Love With The Tories?

By Martin Giles What are we to make of the remarkable by-election result on Thursday (September 25) in the Lovelace ward that covers Ripley, Wisley and Ockham? It was truly…

Review: G Live’s Hellfire Comedy Club

By Victoria Lazarevic All the ingredients for G Live’s Hellfire Comedy Club on Wednesday  (September 24) were there: curry, Cobra beer and comedians. But despite the efficient and professional event…

Updated: Dramatic Railway Police Chase Ends With Capture In Tunnel

By Martin Giles A dramatic police chase along the live railway line from Peasmarsh to Guildford, ended with the capture of a suspect in the chalk tunnel, just south of…

Letter: Lovelace Result Will Make Tory Blood Run Cold

From Colin Cross Colin Cross is the newly elected Lib Dem borough councillor for Lovelace ward Next May’s borough election campaign was kick-started in Ripley on Thursday night. A brief…

Gyratory Jam During Friday Night Rush Hour

There is never a good time for a bus break down but around 5pm on a Friday evening in one of the busiest parts of Guildford’s town-centre road network must…

Swimming The Solent To Save Watts Gallery

By Ruchi Srivastava The director of Watts Gallery in Compton, Perdita Hunt, is to make a valiant attempt to raise funds for the gallery by swimming a part of the Solent.…

Lib Dems Win Lovelace Ward in a By-Election Landslide from Fractured Tories

The Liberal Democrats wiped the floor with the Conservatives last night (September 25) to overturn a massive 55% majority and take the Lovelace ward, normally one of the safest Tory seats…

Opinion: MP’s Criticisms Are Fair – But We Do Have The Basis of a Vision and a Plan

By Gordon Bridger Our MP Anne Milton has made some trenchant and valid criticisms of the Guildford Draft Local Plan. She says it: lacks vision, lacks infrastructure proposals, there is…

Letter: First – Let’s Properly Analyse The Housing Problem

From Adrian Atkinson I tend to agree with some of David Smith’s comments in his letter: What Alternative Is There To Building More Homes?, especially the one about not arguing…