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Is Alan Turing Now Guildford’s Best Known Briton?
By David Rose The Bank of England’s announcement of the design for its new £50 banknote featuring computer scientist and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing must add more credence to proclaiming…
Guildford MP Digs Into Allotment Issues in Weyside Village Plan
By Hugh Coakley Guildford MP Angela Richardson has visited Bellfields allotments, met tenants and checked the proposed replacement site at North Moors “to gain an on-the-ground perspective of the issues…
Surrey’s Street-Lights May Go Back On, After Lib Dems Win Review
Amid growing concerns about the safety of women and girls at night, Lib Dem county councillors have won a review of the Surrey-wide policy of switching off most street lights…
Tory Demand for Local Plan Review Hits ‘Purdah’ Barrier
By Martin Giles The perils of pre-election “purdah” have rebounded on the same Tories who ignored calls to delay voting in the much-disputed Local Plan until after the run-up to…
Farmers’ Market Returns On Tuesday, March 30
Guildford’s farmers’ market will return to the High Street on Tuesday, March 30 from 10.30am to 3.30pm offering delicious food and drink from local producers. Guildford Borough Council says the…
Landlords Warned to Keep Electrics Safe or Face £30,000 Fine
Landlords who privately rent face fines of up to £30,000 if their accommodation does not meet electrical safety standards, the borough council has warned. Regulations set last year mean landlords…
GBC ‘Fails to Act’ as Plot-Owners Ignore Notices At Wanborough Fields
By Hugh Coakley Plot occupiers on Wanborough Fields are ignoring official enforcement and stop notices served on them in September, 2020 (see Opinion: Demand to enforce planning protection to counter…
Our Own ‘Tigers’ to Form Army’s Special Ranger Battalion
By Martin Giles A battalion, around 700 soldiers, of the South East’s infantry regiment is to become one of the newly announced “Ranger” battalions under the Integrated Defence Review. The…
Guildford MP Backs Decision to Support Controversial Police Bill
By Ben Baker and Martin Giles Guildford’s MP Angela Richardson has used social media to defend her decision to support the controversial Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill and in a…
GBC Still Silent On Crematorium Chimney Error Report, ‘But No Bill For Taxpayers’
By Hugh Coakley Guildford taxpayers will not have to pay for correcting the chimney height of the refurbished crematorium, the borough council says. But they won’t say if the investigation…
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