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Letter: ‘I Approve Appointment Of Planning Forum Chairman’

From Alderman Gordon Bridger The appointment of Julian Lyon by Guildford Borough Council to be chairman of a new forum to advise them on major planning issues is an inspired…

Guildford Ramblings: Walking Over Ancient Heathland On Chobham Common

Report and pictures by Kay Hiatt Guildford Ramblers held its annual meeting a few weeks ago, starting with a fascinating talk by David McDowall based on his latest book, West Surrey Walks into History.…

Letter: Rural England Campaign Group Welcomes Reassessment Of Draft Local Plan

Letter: Rural England Campaign Group Welcomes Reassessment Of Draft Local Plan

From Andy Smith, Surrey branch director, Campaign to Protect Rural England. The decision by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to “reassess” its draft Local Plan has been welcomed by the Surrey branch…

Plans For £10m Revamp Of Tunsgate Square Shopping Centre

Queensberry Real Estate (on behalf of Merseyside Pension Fund) has submitted a planning application for the proposed refurbishment and reconfiguration of the 60,000 sq. ft. Tunsgate Square shopping centre in…

Campaign Group Calls For Surrey Hills To Be Made A National Park

Campaigners, the Guildford Greenbelt Group (GGG), is calling for the Surrey Hills area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) to be re-designated as a national park. In its latest statement GGG says: “The…

Mayor Meets Steam Train Crew As It Pauses In Guildford

There was a welcome on the platform at Guildford railway station on Tuesday morning (December 2) when a steam train special, double headed by two engines, pulled in. On hand…

Where Is This? No.138

By David Rose No problems for all those who replied in correctly identifying last week’s mystery pictures. St Catherine’s Chapel was the mystery vintage photo and a part of Guildford…

Guildford Borough Council Taking An In-depth Look at Its Leadership

Guildford Borough Council is taking an in-depth look at the way it operates its leadership, its Executive and other decision-making operations. A cross-party group of councillors has started work on a “balanced and…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.75

By Malcolm Fincham The inclement weather and reduced daylight hours restricted my birdwatching ventures during the last few weeks of November. My family and I have also been deeply saddened by the unexpected loss…

Letter: Action Urgently Needed For Residents Of Beechcroft Drive

From alderman Bernard Parke Is it really too much to ask that the residents of Beechcroft Drive [off the A3 at Stag Hill] to not have to run the gauntlet…