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Controversial Parish Council Chair Only Nominee for Guildford’s Next Deputy Mayor
By Martin Giles Cllr Nigel Manning was nominated at Guildford Borough Council’s full council meeting on Wednesday (February 8) to be the next deputy mayor. He has already served as…
Guildford Council Tax Increase ‘Good Value for Money’ Says Deputy Leader
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford residents will pay more money in council tax from April with a senior councillor saying the borough represented “good value for money”. The…
Roads Are Better in Rural India ‘Than in Many Parts of Surrey’
By Emily Coady-Stemp A councillor who visited rural India paused his tour to take photos of the roads because they were “in better condition than Surrey’s”. The Labour group leader…
Extra £50 on Council Tax Bills
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Surrey residents will pay nearly £50 a year more to the county council for its share of council tax from April. The 2.99 per…
Canadian Intervention on Cathedral Housing ‘Embarrassing’ Say Campaigners
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Hugh Coakley Plans to build 124 homes on undeveloped woodland next to Guildford Cathedral will threaten a memorial to Canada’s First World War…
Drone Test Site Planned
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A new drone research testing hangar to provide a “step-change” in robot research will be built at Royal Holloway University. Plans were approved by…
Eighth Year Running for Night Time Economy Purple Flag Award
Guildford has for the eighth year in a row been awarded Purple Flag accreditation for its evening and night-time economy (ENTE). The Purple Flag aims to raise the standard and…
Highways Repair Bulletin February 6 – 12
Next week there will be road closures in Ash, Bramley, Compton, Effingham Junction, and Guildford (Epsom Road). Traffic light signals will be operating in: Ash Vale, Chilworth, Guildford (Egerton Road,…
Slow Decisions Might Cause Government to Limit GBC Planning Powers
By Hugh Coakley The government has written to Guildford Borough Council demanding an explanation for its poor performance on the slow speed of decisions on non-major developments. It says the…
Woking High-rise Development Limits Slammed
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Plans to limit high-rise development in Woking is akin to slamming the stable door shut after the horse has bolted, Surrey County Council’s ex-head…
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