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Short Story Roundup: Post Office Move, Power Shifts in Other Councils, GBC Pay Award Deferred

Preparation Underway for Move of Guildford Post Office Workmen have been erecting Post Office signs on the frontage of WH Smiths ready for the imminent closure of the Post Office…

‘Residents Ready for Change’ Says New Council Leader

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Guildford’s new council leader Caroline Reeves told her fellow councillors last night (May 15): “As the results of the election showed very clearly is…

Debenhams Closure to Cost GBC Nearly £500,000 in Rates Loss

Guildford Borough Council will lose nearly £500,000 in business rates it was expecting, due to the  financial difficulties Debenhams is suffering. The retail chain is closing its Guildford store in…

V Café Shows That Veganism is Becoming an Institution

Ash Aspect reporter David Reading pays a visit to Guildford’s new vegetarian café and considers the current trend towards veganism. You could say I started my career in the catering…

Updated – Lib Dems Secure Leadership Of Borough Council With Tory and Labour Votes

Guildford’s Lib Dem chief Caroline Reeves was voted in as new leader of the borough council last night (May 15, 2019) in an unusually contested election caused by no party…

Council Leaning Toward Bird Tower to Bring Back Guildford’s Vanishing Swifts

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council is considering a 10 metre nesting tower to attract back swifts after area numbers have drastically declined. The tower, planned to…

Parties Feverishly Manoeuvring For Power in New Guildford Council

Negotiations continued yesterday (May 14, 2019) between the Lib Dems and the Residents for Guildford and Villages (R4GV) parties to try to strike a deal on how to share power…

Focus On Youth In Park Barn And Westborough As New All-weather Pitch Is Unveiled At Kings College

The new all-weather sports pitch at Kings College in Park Barn was officially unveiled on Saturday (May 11) at a fun community event. The 3G type pitch, featuring long synthetic…

‘We Are Not Forming a Coalition With Any Other Party’ Says Lib Dem Leader

The Liberal Democrats, who won more seats than any other individual party at the borough council elections, will not form a coalition with any other party, their leader Caroline Reeves…

Political Power Talks in Waverley to Form a New Council

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter As negotiations continue to form the council among the political groups in Guildford, other talks are being held at Waverley Borough Council where the…