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Schwesterlich News: Happy Covid Christmas!
In November we published the first of what we hope will be a regular exchange of news to and from our twin town of Freiburg in south-west Germany. They are…
Borough Rejects More Resident Complaints About Ash Parish Council
By David Reading Residents’ complaints about Ash Parish Council have been rejected on “technical grounds” after investigation by a Guildford Borough Council standards committee. Two complaints were triggered by a…
Christmas Shoppers Urged to be Kind to ‘Unsung Heroes’, Shop Worker Victims of Abuse
A national campaign has been launched to encourage Christmas shoppers to treat retail workers with kindness over the busy festive period. As shops reopen from today (December 3) those on…
Council Starts Public Budget Consultation: Where to Save, Where to Spend?
The borough council are asking residents to have their say on where they should prioritise spending after medium-term budget plans considered by the Executive last week predicted a shortfall of…
Traders and Shoppers Relieved To Be Back But Worried Lockdown Will Return
By Hugh Coakley Shoppers were hoping to bag a bargain in Guildford’s pre-Christmas sales yesterday (December 2) after Lockdown 2 ended. Shop owners were reporting that people were “relieved to…
Man in Romanian Jail gets 10 Years For Guildford Hotel Rape
A man awaiting extradition to Britain in a Romanian jail has been sentenced to 10 years for rape at Guildford Crown Court (November 30). Constantin Lascar, 30, was convicted in…
Comment: If You Value Our Heritage It’s Time to Show Your Support
By the Friends of Guildford Museum We know the borough council is being forced to face severe budget cuts caused by the heavy economic costs of the pandemic. Now there…
Effingham Eye: Councillors Remembered, Parish Councils Latest, Highways and Dog Poop
Chris Dick writes about: the tributes paid to two highly respected former councillors, the most recent parish council meeting as well as some detail on the highways and climate change…
Farmers’ Market Shoppers Stalled
By Martin Giles Disappointed shoppers expecting the regular Farmers’ Market, normally held on the first Tuesday of each month, were left puzzling in Guildford’s stall-less High Street this morning (December…
Thames Water Responds to Weyside Sewage Works Questions
By Hugh Coakley A reader’s letter (Moving Sewage Plant Uphill Not My Idea of Weyside Success) posed a number of question on the planned relocation of the Thames Water sewage…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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